TEANECK - Officials from an Orthodox high school and the New Jersey Bar Foundation will try tonight to salvage the school mock- trial team's dreams of a national championship. Their chances of success seem a long shot, however.
...He requests a new trial, arguing that his Due Process rights were violated... statements made in the government's closing argument and (2) cumulative errors made by the dis...
Robert A. Alderson experienced deja vu while attending the state finals of the Maryland State Bar Association's mock trial competition. Alderson's son, Ryan, wore a red-and-blue patterned tie and a gavel lapel pin as he gave the plaintiffs' closing argument for the team from Cumberland's Allegany High School, which was facing a team from Severn High School. Two years earlier, Alderson's other son, Chris, wore a red-and-blue patterned tie and a gavel lapel pin as he gave the plaintiffs' closing argument for Allegany, which was facing Severn in the finals.
...At trial, the judge refused to allow Sarah to be cross-exam...(85) Subsequent research with mock jurors has confirmed the widespread presence of ra... rape is consistent with the moral panic argument advanced in the previous sections. At the same tim... quoted lines from Against Our Will is the closing sentence to her first chapter, where Brownmiller a...
Former members of the SNCC, which [Al-Amin] chaired in the late sixties, were stunned to hear that their colleague had been arrested for the crime. "It was uncharacteristic of him to be involved in such an act of violence," said one of Al-Amin's longtime friends who requested that his name not be used. "The last I heard of him he had adopted Islam, was living peacefully and humbly in Atlanta, and resurrecting wayward youth in his community. Al-Amin's claim that his right not to testify was violated when prosecutors posed questions to him during closing arguments in sort of a mock cross-examination was also dismissed by the court. It was during this phase of the trial that Al-Amin's attorneys had sought a mistrial. "The trial judge denied the motion but instructed the jury that a closin...
While engaging in learning about rules of evidence, rules of procedure and case law, undergraduate mock trial students must also learn how to effectively communicate their evidence to the fact-finder. In mock trial, as in real courtroom trials in the United States legal system, communication skills and the ability to persuade are essential. This work examines how the art of rhetoric relates to mock trial debate. By applying Aristotle's proofs of logos, pathos and ethos, this article unveils how management of logic, emotional appeal and speaker credibility weigh heavily on the persuasion process in mock trial. It illustrates how poignant Aristotle's proofs are in contemporary undergraduate competition.
... to reason or the use of logic to make an argument. It refers to the "rational, factual basis that su..., during witness testimony and in closing arguments. In an opening statement, the lead attor...
Both Redlands East Valley and Redlands High schools received official results Wednesday that they had won Round 1 in the county mock trial competition Tuesday night. Redlands High School defeated Aquinas High School as RHS played defense in the San Bernardino Superior Court, presided over by Judge Jefferson Powell IV. RHS will continue on to compete against Colton High School next Tuesday at Rancho Cucamonga Superior Court.
... Marianne Demirdji for giving a "terrific closing argument in her first time performing in mock tria...
The Honorable Ralph Adam Fine describes a trial as a battle for your client while the jurors are those whom you must persuade and he describes direct examination as a great engine to get at the truth. This article attempts to untangle how an expert can effectively assist the jury to either understand the evidence or determine a fact in issue. First, the article highlights the expert witness generally by looking at the need for expert testimony and ways to engage a competent expert. Next, the article focuses on managing expert witnesses. Third, the article explores preparing the expert witness by reviewing of testimony, demonstrative exhibits, and ways to frame questions prior to trial. Fourth and finally, this article emphasizes a four-step process to use in the direct examination of wi...
... flaws than exposing them only through a closing argument.12. Despite the help that expert testimon... the witness for cross-examination in a "mock trial" setting may also prove helpful. Deborah J. ...
MIAMI, May 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- St. Thomas University 2010 Commencement will take place Saturday, May 15 at the Fernandez Family Center for Leadership and Wellness, with undergraduate, graduate and law school students receiving their degrees in the recently opened sports arena. This year's Law School commencement ceremony starts at 9:00 am. The event's keynote speaker is Cuban born, Florida Supreme Court Justice Jorge Labarga.
...For example, the Mock Trial Team won the Nova Closing Argument Competiti...
... ineffective assistance of counsel because trial counsel failed to call alibi witnesses at trial de... the wives to testify to the alibi during a mock trial, and prepared other witnesses as well, inclu...In its closing argument, the government emphasized that it had Ro...
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