Monday’s Mock Trial Assignments

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Dear 5th Grade Parents:
Both 6th and 7th grades have now held successful Mock Trial Competitions. 5th grade is making up for missed days to get ready for our own Mock Trial Day. Below are the Mock Trial assignments for next Monday:

  • Each child is to prepare a cross examination for the witness(es) they are assigned to.  A cross examination involves asking questions of a witness that the other side has already put on the stand.
  • Leading questions CAN be asked on cross examination.  A leading question is a question which suggests the answer to the witness, i.e. You were at home with Robin Banks in the early morning of October 12, 2011, weren’t you?, etc.

Please help your children come prepared next Monday, May 7th with questions for the witness(es) they were assigned (see below) using the facts that help support their side of the case, prosecution (trying to show that Robin Banks is guilty) or defense (trying to create doubt in the minds of the jury that Robin committed the crime).

As always, if you or your child have any question, please contact Jennifer Britt (Muzio) at 619-913-0932 or jbritt@mangumbritt.com.  I am happy to speak with the students on the phone as my availability allows.”

Jennifer A. Britt, CLS-F
Mangum & Britt, APC

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Cross examination of Investigator Rodney Saks and Eric Anderson (prosecution):

  1. Chris
  2. Jacob
  3. Jake
  4. Cecilia
  5. Ethan
  6. Max A.
  7. Max W.

Cross examination of Robin Banks (prosecution):

  1. R.T.
  2. Alex
  3. Toby
  4. Calysta
  5. Broy
  6. Payton
  7. Matthew

Cross examination of Arnie Rodio (defense):

  1. Maelee
  2. Ben
  3. Brian
  4. Cady
  5. Autumn
  6. Eric
  7. Angelina

Cross examination of Raymond Merckel and Karl Bloomfield (defense):

  1. Tom
  2. Morgan J.
  3. Morgan M.
  4. Aaron
  5. Weston
  6. Nick R.
  7. Nick H.

Ms. Lehr has agreed to give the students some time in class in their pairs to help work on the assignment.  As I told the kids, the best way to do this is to first go through the witness information and find the facts that help support their side.  Once they have done that, they can start thinking up their questions.

 

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