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*Marilyn Monroe* · 07-05-2002, 12:44 AM

How many of you have done mock trial, if you even know what it is?? If so, explain your case please!

*Marilyn Monroe* · 07-05-2002, 12:47 AM

Guess I should vote on my own poll, so yeah, i did it this year. The case was about a drunk driver swerving into the other lane, killing the driver of the other car. The name of the drunk person was Jordan Archer, and someone else in the case was Jesse Eagle. I dont remember much else about it. Oh yeah, and Kit Roswell! lol

AllIWantIsYourClutch · 07-05-2002, 01:00 AM

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Originally posted by NancyMcKeon1987
Guess I should vote on my own poll, so yeah, i did it this year. The case was about a drunk driver swerving into the other lane, killing the driver of the other car. The name of the drunk person was Jordan Archer, and someone else in the case was Jesse Eagle. I dont remember much else about it. Oh yeah, and Kit Roswell! lol

WE DID THAT SAME CASE!!!!!!!

There was Jordan Archer, Jesse Eagle, Terry sumthin or other, Kit Roswell (crazy farmer), Sam Bernard (police dude) and Chris someone. I was Jesse Eagle. Libby examined me! And Amy cross examined me! WE WON!!! YEEEEEEEEEA!!

I remember I got SOOOOOOOOO sick of that stupid case!!! UUUUUUUUURRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!

AllIWantIsYourClutch · 07-05-2002, 01:11 AM

Hey Libby........Do you remember what happened after the mock trial? At Old Country Buffet. The day before my birthday??????????????????/ HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM DO YA!?!?!??!

Montana Ponine · 07-05-2002, 01:22 AM

Huh.

AllIWantIsYourClutch · 07-05-2002, 01:40 AM

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Originally posted by Montana Ponine
Huh.

Okay they give you this case. And you're either a judge, lawer, witness, bailiff, or jury member. There's a prosecution and defense side, like a regular trial. Then if you're a witness, you study your statement and practice with the lawyer who is directly examining you then you go to a courtroom and do the trial.

Bad explanation.

shavelyLBC34 · 07-08-2002, 11:59 AM

yup we did that same case (as amy said) and i was the "crazy" farmer lady...i was not crazy though...WE SHOULD HAVE WON!

Swimfan85 · 07-08-2002, 12:06 PM

we did a different case when we did it, I sorta forget it, I was the plantiff who got hit by a rock....and it was considered a racist act or something

Montana Ponine · 07-08-2002, 12:41 PM

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Originally posted by Rosa Blasi Rulz

Okay they give you this case. And you're either a judge, lawer, witness, bailiff, or jury member. There's a prosecution and defense side, like a regular trial. Then if you're a witness, you study your statement and practice with the lawyer who is directly examining you then you go to a courtroom and do the trial.

Bad explanation.

Ohhh OK I see...

LOL but I think my friend did that last year... practically every lunch she'd tell me about it and I was always confused lol, so this isn't the first time.....

AllIWantIsYourClutch · 07-08-2002, 03:42 PM

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Originally posted by shavelyLBC34
yup we did that same case (as amy said) and i was the "crazy" farmer lady...i was not crazy though...WE SHOULD HAVE WON!

No, you shouldn't have won. Cuz we did. Not you...us.

Crazy farmer playing with UFO's....

TibbyTibby2 · 07-08-2002, 04:01 PM

yes! SAME CASE AS AMY! AND SHAVELY!!! WOO HOOO WEEEEEEEEE WON! AMy-- yes i remember! Old Country buffet!

LaverneShirley · 07-08-2002, 06:39 PM

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Originally posted by Rosa Blasi Rulz

Okay they give you this case. And you're either a judge, lawer, witness, bailiff, or jury member. There's a prosecution and defense side, like a regular trial. Then if you're a witness, you study your statement and practice with the lawyer who is directly examining you then you go to a courtroom and do the trial.

I did Mock Trial, but Ohio's mock trial is slightly different. You can only be a witness or an attorney, then there are three real judges who judge your case (no jury, really). The judges don't pick the winners of the case, they pick whoever got the most points, based on the how many times the witnesses were impeached, how many times people flubbed up, or if they performed flawlessly.

I already briefly described the case before in another topic, but I"ll do it in more depth here.

There was this high school kid named Vir Cotto, who was of the "Sluggonian religion" (Is this a real religion? I've never heard of it, so I'm slightly curious as to whether or not it's real or made up for the case). He was attacked by someone, beaten and spit upon. The only witness was an old lady who wasn't wearing her glasses, who said the attacker had brown hair and was wearing what looked to be a Malloryville High School jacket. The police took spit from the sidewalk with the hopes of performing a DNA test. The following day, an assembly was held at MHS, led by Principal Nell/Neil Authority. She told all the brown haired students to go to the cafeteria for testing. Alex Carlson was under the impression that the test was mandatory and therefore took it without question. Later, the results turned up that Alex was the likeliest suspect for the attack.

The case wasn't about the attacking, though. It was a motion to suppress the evidence from the DNA test, so that it wouldn't be used against Alex in court. For each side, three people were available to choose as witness, but you could only use two. For the prosecution, there was the principal, ), Jo Good (A brown-haired student who had been excuse from the testing), and Lynn Veritas (A Latin teacher who excused Jo Good). For the defense there was Alex Carlson, Maxine/Maxwell Galton (A basketball coach who hated Alex), and Kelly Wick (Basketball player who had asked to be excused but wasn't allowed).

I was a witness both times we presented the case. For the prosecution, I played Lynn Veritas. For the defense, I played Kelly Wick and even won best witness (Though my mock trial coach failed to recognize that when he listed all the awards our school won in the school newspaper. He listed everyone's awards BUT mine). Our team didn't do so well at competition, though, we camed out 7th out of 8 for the county (We weren't even in our county, actually. Two of our teams had been sent to Butler County, and the other two teams were sent to Mason County, because they didn't want one school having four teams in one competition). We didn't feel too bad, though, because we were all freshman, and both times we were up against seniors (When we were defense we were up against the state champions from last year). Plus, the sophomore team (the other team sent to Mason County) came out 8th out of 8, and didn't win any awards.

AllIWantIsYourClutch · 07-09-2002, 01:26 PM

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Originally posted by TibbyTibby2
yes i remember! Old Country buffet!

Ahhh memories.....

View Poll Results: Have you done mock trial??
Yes I have. (Explain your case!)	5	62.50%
No, but people at my school did it.	0	0%
What the heck are you talking about?	3	37.50%
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07-05-2002, 12:44 AM	#1
Marilyn Monroe Diamonds... Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 24, 2001 Location: Where gentlemen actually prefer brunettes Posts: 4,811	Mock Trial Poll How many of you have done mock trial, if you even know what it is?? If so, explain your case please!
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07-08-2002, 11:59 AM	#7
shavelyLBC34 The Blood Brothers Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: May 20, 2002 Location: bang...bang...bang...BANG Posts: 3,022	yup we did that same case (as amy said) and i was the "crazy" farmer lady...i was not crazy though...WE SHOULD HAVE WON!
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07-08-2002, 04:01 PM	#11
TibbyTibby2 I heart rock stars! Senior Member Join Date: May 24, 2002 Location: Painting the town your favorite color... Posts: 1,325	yes! SAME CASE AS AMY! AND SHAVELY!!! WOO HOOO WEEEEEEEEE WON! AMy-- yes i remember! Old Country buffet!
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07-05-2002, 12:47 AM	#2
Marilyn Monroe Diamonds... Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 24, 2001 Location: Where gentlemen actually prefer brunettes Posts: 4,811	Guess I should vote on my own poll, so yeah, i did it this year. The case was about a drunk driver swerving into the other lane, killing the driver of the other car. The name of the drunk person was Jordan Archer, and someone else in the case was Jesse Eagle. I dont remember much else about it. Oh yeah, and Kit Roswell! lol

07-05-2002, 01:11 AM	#4
AllIWantIsYourClutch peaceout. Forum Icon Join Date: Aug 02, 2001 Location: Illinois. Posts: 53,424	Hey Libby........Do you remember what happened after the mock trial? At Old Country Buffet. The day before my birthday??????????????????/ HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM DO YA!?!?!??!

07-05-2002, 01:22 AM	#5
Montana Ponine Tragically Beautiful Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 18, 2001 Location: Sondheimville Posts: 4,529	Huh.

07-08-2002, 12:06 PM	#8
Swimfan85 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Jul 04, 2001 Posts: 7,030	we did a different case when we did it, I sorta forget it, I was the plantiff who got hit by a rock....and it was considered a racist act or something