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Evidence for Trial. The Judicial Branch. The Supreme Court. Guidelines for Conducting a Mock Trial in the Classroom. Free Mock Trials High School. Freedom of Religion - Simulation Supreme Court. Fearing a larger problem, Upham had all employees educated on methods to detect counterfeit bills. Or were they? Kris Hamburg. Lawrence and the Clearwater Police Department Evan Brooks, a year-old honors student at Clearwater High School, went shopping at the local grocery late one night.

So late, in fact, that Brooks had to be asked to finish shopping so that the store could close. What followed for Evan Brooks was almost six hours in police custody being searched, fingerprinted, and escorted to the courthouse in shackles.

After being release, Brooks spent an additional three to four hours in the hospital for pain and injuries sustained during the incident. Now Brooks is bringing a civil suit against the security guard, the store, and the police. Were the actions of the security guard, the store, and the police justifiable? Morgan Phillips Mitch Stevens was a basketball referee. Several controversial calls during the big game between in-town rivals made Mitch a very unpopular man with the fans of the losing team.

Morgan Phillips, head basketball booster, was seen arguing with Mitch after the game. Later that night, Mitch Stevens was found dead outside of his apartment building. According to some sources, Mitch Stevens was also a gambler, deeply in debt to the local organized crime family and open to fixing games as a way to settle his accounts. Morgan Phillips is charged with the murder of Mitch Stevens.

Did Phillips do it, or was it all a mob setup? Adapted from the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis case The State of Missouri v. Morgan Phillips. Gardner High School student Riley Gardner crashed a car into a telephone pole early one Saturday morning with three schoolmates as passengers.

Front-seat-passenger Sidney Young was seriously injured. Since the accident, Sidney has experienced debilitating head and backaches along with repeated procedures to rebuild a crushed leg and foot. Sidney faces years of dependence upon others for assistance, and doubts about a future career. All four had just come from a party where alcohol was available, but Riley denies having had anything to drink and denies texting at the time of the accident.

Sidney has filed a civil suit against Riley seeking compensatory damages. Riley Gardner. Both stood out among their peers, receiving academic and athletic honors.

Seeming to thrive in a highly competitive, high-pressure, honors program at school, Pat and Alex saw much-coveted scholarships to prestigious universities within their grasps. Whether it was due to the pressure to succeed, or just serious flaws of character, Pat and Alex chose to take a shortcut at the very end of their high school careers, cheating on a final exam.

But was it worth the life of classmate Anne Spitzer? Anne, an avid rock climber, catches Pat and Alex in the act of cheating and gives the pair one chance to turn themselves in before she does it for them.

Did Alex Johnson murder Anne Spitzer? Jamie contends that these communications resulted in severe emotional distress, resulting in lower grades and loss of the valedictorian scholarship. The plaintiff alleges that the defendant was the person who sent the threatening remarks. Osiski Was it murder, suicide, or something else? Adapted from case drafted by the Hon. Thomas P.

The defendant has denied the allegations and is asserting that the newspaper article is true. As a result of the claimed cheating, the plaintiff lost a scholarship with a prestigious university. Adapted from the State Bar of Wisconsin — People v. Case adapted from Street Law — Mable vs. You must be 18 years or older to create an account. Privacy Policy Terms of Use. Mock Trial: From the Classroom to the Courtroom. Event Overview Educators interested in implementing mock trial in the classroom or participating in the regional competition should attend this exclusive training offered once during this school year!

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