MOCK TRIAL
6th - 8th Graders
On
Saturday, November 3, 2007 the Iowa Bar Association sponsored a
statewide Mock Trial competition in which approximately 100 middle
schools competed. St. Joseph Catholic School sent one team to
the regional competition at the Linn County Courthouse in Cedar Rapids.
In mock
trial students play the roles of attorneys and witnesses as each team
prepares and presents both sides of a hypothetical legal problem.
Participants are given a hands-on opportunity to examine the legal
process and current legal issues. This year's case was a criminal trial
in which the defendant was charged with injury by vehicle of a
pedestrian. Points are awarded based on the individual student's
preparation, elocution, knowledge of the facts and law, poise, and
ability to persuade. The highest individual score is a 10, the lowest a
1.
2007 Mock Trial Team: Sam George,
Claire Boston, Sam Gray, Alex Phillips, Aubree Bowers, Tyler Gunderson,
Sean Ickes, Leah Heddinger, Thomas Steinberg
