Mock Trial

What is Mock Trial?

• Mock Trial is a simulated court case where participants act as lawyers, witnesses, and jurors to gain experience in legal proceedings.
• Mock Trial is a gardening event
• Mock Trial is a dance performance
• Mock Trial is a cooking competition

What does it mean for evidence to be "admissible"

• Admissible evidence is outdated, fabricated, and obtained through coercion.
• Evidence that is admissible is relevant, reliable, and obtained legally.
• Admissible evidence is subjective, inconsistent, and obtained through hearsay.
• Evidence that is admissible is irrelevant, unreliable, and obtained illegally.

Where does the judge sit?

• They don't sit

• The Chamber

• With the Jury

• The Bench

What is the burden of proof?

If you're being accused of a crime, what does it mean to have a right to discovery?

What is a charge in a court of law?

• Turbo Charge

• Alleged violations of the law

• Getting grounded

• Getting a sentence

Who is the bailiff?

• The Jury

• A Deputy Marshal, Deputy Sheriff or Correctional Officer, whose duties include maintaining order and security in the courtroom.

• A Victim of a crime

• The Judge

What does it mean to be 'in contempt of court'?

Who is a defendant?

What is a conviction?

• The opening of a court case

• When a jury deliberates

• A sentence of 5-10 years

• A judgment in a criminal case, following either a trial or a plea of either guilty or nolo contendere that the defendant is guilty as charged.