Case Study: OCLRE Mock Trial

This autumn, I represented the School at the Empire Mock Trials in New York, competing against teams from all over the world. This experience helped me to hone my public speaking skills and taught me how to see issues from different perspectives. Furthermore, it deepened my understanding of the workings of the American legal

e) Questioning is another method of sampling evidence and will involve the questioning of both the assessor and the candidate. To ensure that the evidence has the necessary validity the questions to the learner should happen in private away from the assessor. The need for the learner to feel that they have the confidence to disclose the true picture of the assessment process is very important. The question sessions can be recorded on the necessary portfolio documentation but can add validity if they are recorded on tape or digitally and used as evidence.

By the prosecution asking the defense witness leading questions, it is likely that the witness will agree with a statement that he or she did not understand. For example, when the press asked, “So Henry pulled one out, too?” (42). This question is leading because it encourages the desired answer from the witness. In addition to asking leading questions, the press also asked multiple questions at one time, which confused the witness (Della).

the communicator as an expert source with a capacity for leadership and decision making and as one

“The next thing I knew I had been tasered by this robocop!” I yell across the courtroom at another high school student. This was certainly something I never expected to say, but Mock Trial has put me into situations outside of my comfort zone many times before. I did not think that being dragged to a Mock Trial meeting by a friend would lead me to something I feel so passionate about, but Mock Trial quickly became my favorite after school activity and a great way for me to explore my love for public speaking. This club let me play both the roles of a frail and cranky old women who had been tasered by a cop and a defense attorney fighting for the future of high school baseball player. Neither of these things is how I envision myself, but it became a great creative outlet for me. During my time in Mock Trial I have been able to attend multiple

Each team of attorneys have interviewed several witnesses before the day of the trial. After interviewing, the attorneys compiled a list of questions to ask the witnesses during their testimonies.

The criminal trial process is an interesting process that takes place in Courtrooms all across the United States and throughout the globe. This study intends to set out the various steps in the criminal trial process in the American justice system. A trial is described as a "legal forum for resolving individual disputes, and in the case of a criminal charge, it is a means for establishing whether an accused person is legally guilty of an offense. The trial process varies with respect to whether the matter at issue is civil in nature or criminal. In either case, a jury acts as a fact-finding body for the court in assessing information and evidence that is presented by the respective parties in a case. A judge presides over the court and addresses all the legal issues that arise during the trial. A judge also instructs the jury how to apply the facts to the laws that will govern in a given case." (3rd Judicial District, 2012)

Interrogatory No. 5: For each expert witness who is not preparing a written report, provide a summary of the facts and opinions to which each expert witness is expected to testify and a current CV/resume.

Effective partnership working is built upon a clear understanding of the different roles each person has in supporting the person. Increasing clarity and agreement about roles and responsibilities improves understanding, and leads to mutually supportive relationships. Clear remits, lines of communication and accountability characterise successful approaches to partnership working.

The role of trial consultants in each particular case differs. These roles can vary from solely assisting with jury selection to a full range of services including conducting community attitude surveys, determining the effectiveness of evidence that will be used in trial, guiding attorneys through what approach should be taken during the trial, and preparing witnesses to testify in court. The different roles are an integral part of trial consulting as defined by the field of psychology. Field consultants are said to provide insight and guidance on the case through the roles described above. To determine if these roles described are that of the real world this paper will be discussing one case in particular that highlights the differing uses for trial consultants, the O.J. Simpson trial. Simpson was a former professional football player, idolized and known by many, who was tried for the death of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown, and a family friend, Ronald Goldman (Ford & Newton, 1994). Many people know this trial because of the high level of media attention it received but what is unknown to various people is the work that was put in by trial consultants Jo-Ellan Dimitrius and Don Vinson. During this trial, the consultants focused mainly on assisting with jury selection, conducting community attitude surveys, and guidance on trial strategies. The trial consultants had to find a way to work around

The particular LSU Law Moot Court/Trial Advocacy Program have been hierarchic in the Leading 15 countrywide. Because the 2005-06 pedagogue assemblage, the particular Moot Court/Trial Advocacy Present offers acquired 5 A person Moot Tribunal Titles, 7 Nationalistic Merchandise Foundation Completes, 3 Relate Titles (LSBA Model Experimentation), 15 Leading 8 Completes inside Personal Returning Finals, 15 Regional Champion or perhaps Finalist Prizes, 18 Unrivaled Oralist/Best A person Professional Prizes, and, 8 Incomparable Brief/Best Suggestion Prizes.

A mock trial is when Lawyers take volunteers to make their “Jury” and then they use them to test out possible ideas to help get a better understanding of how it will play out in court. Many times they will try and find people who fit the profile of a jury member to better the results of the mock trial. Another useful tool that they use is prepping the witness. This is extremely crucial because lawyers will try and get the witnesses to say something that they wouldn’t but in front of a court, they get nervous. So it is up to someone to make sure the witness is ready to talk. They will often ask them practice questions, have them give answers, and will also make sure they look presentable in front of the Court to give off a better image of them and it helps at credibility to the

Ellen Zane had her work cut out for her at Tufts-NEMC. The Tufts University affiliated teaching and research hospital had long been on the decline. It was mired in financial difficulty, was falling behind other teaching and research AMCs, and was not effectively serving its local community. Beginning on the day she accepted her position as CEO, Ellen Zane started on a path of reform. Upon learning that the hospital only had 10 months of cash on hand, she began brainstorming on how to make the hospital financially viable, starting by meeting payroll needs first. She discovered that Tufts-NEMC was being drastically underpaid and began looking for solutions to the problem of reimbursements. One of the more

The idea of a "collaborator" is similar to being an active reader of texts because when you look at a texts your more conscious on what’s the message. As well as if the author of the txt really had

In the first day prosecuting attorneys were assigned witnesses for direct and cross examination. I was responsible for preparing direct questions to the police officer who was first to arrive at the crime scene. Based on his statement I came up with multiple questions which allowed to determine the events and condition of the victim on that date. While preparing both direct questions and cross examination questions I watched videos of actual court hearings where attorneys questioned witnesses. This approach helped a lot. After coming up with direct questions, which for me the process was interesting and intriguing, I asked my group members to review them and give their feedback. Questions for cross examination gave me most trouble. I found it complicated to come up with sufficient and proper questions in order to question the witness and find the best possible way of subjecting his statement. Videos, both presented in class and ones I found myself did not resonate well with me. Despite that, I uploaded my cross-examiantion questions and asked for the