Mock trial

I made the decision in high school to become a lawyer, but experiences in college motivated the decision to want to become a prosecutor. Though I did not know much, what I did know was that my sense of right and wrong that infuriated my relatives whenever I called them out for speeding or saying something without having any evidence to back it up, were clear indicators of where I was going to end up. During my time on the College 's Mock Trial Team, I realized exactly what type of lawyer I wanted to be. I joined my school 's Mock Trial Team having absolutely no experience with what mock trial was and only had my confidence with public speaking as a primary skill to rely on. It was not until my first trial that I realized how much I loved the courtroom and while some people could not stand the upwards of three hour trials, I could not have been more enthralled. The first opportunity I received to perform as an attorney I did it with almost no preparation, with a group of witnesses that I had just met. It equated to jumping in the deep end considering…

My junior year of high school was the busiest year of my education, especially when I joined school programs like the mock trial. It all happened during a beautiful evening at Rancho Cucamonga Supreme Court, where I had to present my first mock trail case in front of the judge. My colleagues Mariana, Greg, and Rosa were in my team for that evening representing the suspect in the case. Our client was facing three counts for possession of drugs. My goal for that evening was to drop the two major…

Reflection The mock trial involved two opposing teams displaying evidence that is included in the information given, eg. police report, police interview and witness recounts. The verdict was decided by a jury and an impartial judge was used to keep order in the court. With this information the members of the two teams allocated certain roles to members of the group. These roles included barristers and witnesses. In the mock trial that I was involved in the role allocated to me was the witness…

Normally people would tell me that things don't come cheap and normally I would agree, but in this case I would have to make a honest exception. It is true that it can be challenging at times to always earn myself good grades. There is one specific club that I would like to speak out for while is called The Mock Trial club. The extracurricular activity provided me with a sense of comfort in front of and around my peers. It also pushed me harder to earn better grades as field trip privileges may…

Mock Trial Reflection In preparation for doing the mock trial, our group really tried to understand both what was happening in the minds of the lawyers and the witnesses. Those who were trying to be prosecutors had a bit of a harder time trying to be like a real lawyer. Even being a witness, like myself, it was a somewhat difficult feat. This task was even harder considering I was supposed to play a psychologist, Dr. Alex Richards in the Chris Archer trial. You have to know how to answer the…

The mock trial in which I participated as a juror was derived from the riveting novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. The premise of this novel was a black man named Tom Robinson being accused of raping a white woman known as Mayella Ewell. As a jury member in the mock trial, it was my job to identify the evidence presented by the defense and prosecution teams and discuss with the other jury members whether the defendant is guilty or not guilty. Through being a jury member, and being placed in a…

the job shadow and the mock trial. In English class we planned to do a project that will prepare us and how it would feel to work in our career field of choice. I partnered up with Rudy because we had almost the same interest in becoming law enforcers. I called up the same station here at Foothill asking them if we can shaddow one of their finest police officers. They did end up approving this job shadow for us so we were so excited. As we began the job shadow we introduced ourselves and got to…

In the Mock Trial, The NAHH claims that” Our House” is a health facility and is violating local zoning because they do not have a permit to be a health care facility. Their purpose is to close down the facility because the community is being exposed to HIV.” Our House” states that it’s a house where people who are infected with HIV can live together .The issues that “Our House” faced in the trial are based on discrimination against HIV because people believed that they could be containment…

accept the possibility, even when disproven by facts, that they could be wrong. People typically argue with feelings and beliefs without supporting their argument, but I was raised to dispute points differently. My parents taught me that nothing is more effective in an argument than the facts themselves. That lesson has always stuck with me. When I was younger, I realized that this it was what lawyers do; they present cases based upon factual evidence. As a kid I used to watch movies that…

I have been a member of the Rosie Sorrells (ESSM) Mock Trial for about two years now. I never thought that I would be so involved and dedicated in Mock Trial as in now. I’ve transfer to my current magnet school after my freshman year. As shocked as I was, I made through the Varsity team after my first tryout. Mock Trial has transformed me into a versified student and person. By being an attorney on both prosecution and defense side, I’ve learned to be more well-spoken, approachable, responsible,…