Murder mock trial

Defendant claims that the bike rider hit his fender. He also claims that his friend, who smokes marijuana, borrowed his car earlier.

Tanya Brewster This case deals with the negligent storage of a handgun and supervision of a minor. Scott and Claudia Walker have two children, a daughter and a five-year old boy, Jesse; Scott has a son, T. Brewster, from a previous marriage. The children were left alone win the house and a bullet from the gun permanently paralyzed Jesse. Scott Walker claims that T. That respondent, 16 year-old Alice, is repeatedly disobedient to the reasonable and lawful commands of her parent; and, 2.

That confinement in a secure institution is necessary for the well being of respondent and her unborn child. If the jury finds that the Petitioner proves this, the court will determine th place of confinement. It will be an institution from which she would not be free to leave unaccompanied and where she would not have access to alcohol.

She will be able to complete her final semester of high school while so confined. Pat Green The case is a criminal jury trial involving an 18 year old defendant who pleads self-defense after shooting the leg of another 18 year old armed with a baseball bat.

Killian v. Fun for a year-old comes in many forms movies, the beach, bowling, or just hanging out with friends in front of the local Seven-Eleven. Jamie did not choose to do any of these. Jamie chose to play paintball. Now Jamie has a closed head injury. Did paintball proprietor Chris Schultz engage in negligent conduct that made the game unreasonably dangerous? Did Jamie ignore posted safety instructions? Who is to blame?

With permission from Iowa Mock Trial Program Brunetti It was the dawn of another day in the sleepy hamlet of Lakeville. All around town commuters were filling their travel mugs, while children readied their backpacks for school. But there would be no school for Nicky Blanc or Jackie Potomski. Both lay dead on the basketball courts at Founders Park. Did Nicky single-handedly plan and carry out the murder of Jackie Potomski?

Or, was Shawn Burnett the mastermind, manipulating Nicky to do the dirty work? Adapted from Constitutional Rts. Nationally, students have found themselves suspended or expelled for infractions as benign as bringing a butter knife to school, or pointing a fun-shaped chicken strip at someone during lunch. But what if the threat came from a student with a disability?

Under the amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, added in , procedures were established for schools seeking to discipline and remove a student with exceptional education needs EEN from this or her current educational placement or program.

Adapted from the State Bar of Wisconsin. Since grade school, his favorite part of any parade or halftime show was the beat of the drums. In the summer of , Chuck went to band camp on a mission… a mission to be accepted onto the line, and to enjoy all of the benefits of the increased social status that came with it.

Chuck ended up dead after a fall from a foot clock tower. Case adapted from Street Law. Under normal circumstances, non-point pollution is a serious problem, but at times, the problem can be exacerbated and can result in tragic consequences. A few days later three of the students became ill. William Mable, one of the students, died. Adapted from Wisconsin Case.

Shem is accused of stealing a painting from the art gallery where he interned and replacing it with a fake. Pretrial issue: Can Shem's roommate consent to the search of a storage cabinet located in an unattached parking carport or did the search violate the Fourth Amendment protection against unreasonable searches and seizures. Shem DVD Calif. Second-degree murder and possession with intent to sell a controlled substance. Rae Concha, a high school student, is alleged to have sold controlled substance to other students on campus, and in particular that he sold to Jason Johnson with full knowledge that Jason suffered from a congenital heart defect and that the substance would be dangerous to Johnson.

Rae Conchat is charged with second-degree murder, which is the unlawful killing of another human being with malice aforethought and with possession with the intent to sell a controlled substance.

Pretrial issue: Was there was a search or seizure and whether the search or seizure was reasonable. Police questioned Vega shortly after the accident without giving Miranda warnings. Police must issue these warnings to anyone in custody whom they question. Pretrial issue: Was the defendant in custody when questioned by the police? When police make the arrest, the suspect is carrying a concealed weapon without a license.

Assault with a deadly weapon and free expression A middle school student, new to town, is harassed at school and on the Internet. On the way home from school, the student is attacked from behind with a brick. Police arrest Jesse Woodson, a junior college student who had interned at the middle school for the attack and for violating an state law against bullying and cyberbullying.

Pretrial issue: Is the anti-bullying law constitutional? Murder and search and seizure When a celebrity blogger is found murdered in his driveway, police arrest a comedian who the blogger had harshly criticized. Arson and free expression A religious group buys land and stirs controversy in a small tourist town.

The leader of the protest rally is arrested for arson and incitement to commit an illegal act. Lane, E-Book, 80 pp. Murder and scientific evidence The day after a party, notorious Hollywood producer Jes Markson is found dead.

A student is charged with attempting to explode the device and possession of an illegal violent video game. Murder and search and seizure When the body of a Hollywood star is found, the spouse is charged with first-degree murder. Pretrial issues: Did the defendant's consent to a search allow police to search a storage room?

Manslaughter, Illegal Contest of Speed, and Freedom of Speech and Association A college student is accused of participating in a drag race that caused the death of another racer.

Pretrial issue: Does the city's anti-drag racing club ordinance violate the First Amendment? Credit Card Fraud A student is accused of buying items using other people's credit card information and of selling the items to other students. Pretrial issue: Was a drug-dog search at school, which uncovered information from the defendant, constitutional?

Murder and self-incrimination An honor student, involved in a cheating scandal, is accused of murdering a student who discovered the cheating and threatened to report it to the school.

Pretrial issue: Did the police violate the defendant's Fifth Amendment rights? Arson and search and seizure A fire destroys a ski resort that was planning to expand into a wilderness area.

An opponent of the expansion is arrested and charges with arson. Pretrial issue: Should evidence of other violence be excluded because it is irrelevant and highly prejudicial? See skilled students conduct People v.

Homicide, conspiracy, the right to bear arms Two students die in a schoolyard shooting —the victim and shooter. Police arrest the owner of the murder weapon. Pretrial issue: Is a statute regulating possession of assault weapons constitutional? Police arrest a college student, who makes incriminating statements following the postponement of a pretrial hearing.

In a pretrial motion, students argue whether the incriminating statements are admissible in court. Carjacking, three strikes, and due process Following a carjacking, police locate the stolen car and arrest a suspect in a nearby house. Pretrial issue: Can a prior conviction be used at trial?

Clevenger, E-Book, 76 pp. In a pretrial motion, students argue whether the admission of such testimony violates the psychotherapist-patient privilege. Then at trial they examine the battered person syndrome and imperfect self-defense. Almost by definition, the life of a murderer is chaotic, they are disturbed, and it never makes sense, it never makes sense to take a human life. Contrary to what defense counsel says, Mr.

Jacobs did know what he was doing. He did. Where was the gun when he walked up to Mr. It was hidden. It was hidden under his bathrobe. He knew what would happen if people saw what he was doing. He knew that what we was doing was wrong. He knew that he would be stopped, that he would be arrested if they saw the gun.

A bathrobe and slippers in the snow? Yeah, that is weird. That is eccentric. A lot of people are eccentric. Walking up to commit murder in a bathrobe and slippers shows the impulsiveness of the action. That he was so intent on killing Mr. That is impulsive. It is a rash, its is hot-blooded, but it is not insanity. In this case, the defense has to prove insanity by a preponderance of the evidence. We only have to prove that he intentionally killed someone without lawful excuse. And we have done that.

The correct verdict is guilty on the charge of murder in the first degree.