The mock trial we held in class progressed pretty well within the two days we had. With the amount of time that we had to prep for the trial and the amount of experience we had about trials‚ we as a class improvised and adjusted perfectly. Our peek was on our second day‚ when everyone practiced their skills that they accumulated after messing up on the first day. The trial on the first day was a rough one‚ for everyone had to get into the mindset of what we needed to do‚ and everyone had no idea
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Psychologists are brought in as expert witnesses in court on many occasions including battered woman syndrome and automatism syndrome. In both syndrome’s people have a strong opinion one-way or the other with little ability to believe in a middle ground when deciding if they believe in the syndrome or if they do not. Battered Woman Syndrome (BWS) - "The syndrome denotes a set of distinct psychological and behavioral symptoms that result from prolonged exposure to situation of intimate partner
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Mystique Ortiz Ortiz 1 Ms. Freitas Pre-AP Sophomore English Period 3 26 February 2013 Mock Trial Opening Statement-Prosecution Your honor and people of the jury‚ this is an indictment of attempted premeditated murder. The indictment sets forth that ‘Mr. Gene Forrester‚ one summer night‚ on the limb of a tree located at Devon School‚ purposely jostled the tree branch
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Mock Trial Reflection Paper May I please the court! Thankfully‚ I never uttered those words during a trial. Mock Trial was difficult‚ yet full of enjoyable experiences. I joined Mock Trial for two reasons: to make new friends and to gain some form of law experience. For me‚ both of those goals were accomplished. I made a few friends‚ one of them being Adam. I learned courtroom procedure and etiquette. Mock Trial is a wonderful organization‚ yet that wasn’t always reflected in our actions. I still
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Mock Trail Reflection By Paris Huang 5-30-2013 In our Civil case‚ I am Jean Welby‚ who is paul welby’s mother and also the witness of the case. I am 46years old‚a stay home mum‚living in 1703.w.sesame street. If I need to rate myself for the effort I put into my role‚ I think I will rate for 4 because everyday‚ I actively participated in our group discussion and I had read my deposition and the whole story for a a lot of times ‚highlighted plenty of important sentences/imformation which could
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argument is the last piece of a mock trial‚ essentially the last time you get to sell your case to the jury. During the closing argument‚ you are summarizing and putting together everything the jury has already heard during the trial. You are basically clarifying everything presented in the trial from showing the relevance of a particular witness to showing how everything you’ve presented comes together to prove your case. It is one of the most important parts of mock trial‚ mainly because the jury
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Battered woman syndrome is a psychological disorder that develops in victims of domestic violence as a result of serious‚ long-term abuse. Women have no rational control and will kill or cause serious bodily harm in order to escape their abuser. Although the individuals in these situations are trying to protect themselves‚ they can still be charged with a criminal offense. Although some might oppose‚ Women should be able to use BWS as a plea when repeated abuse occurs within a relationship with a
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offence. They serve to truly protect the victims‚ and ensure the guilty are brought to justice. In criminal trials‚ individuals in the jury wielded real power in the trial since they settle the fate of their fellow citizens by determining the defense is whether they are guilty of some of the most horrendous crimes. Being a member of the jury‚ my predominant responsibility in the mock trial was listening to the evidence presented by the Crown and the defense carefully. The jury was expected to examine
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purchase the right to be told the truth. This man‚ Bernard Ebbers‚ violated that trust by telling lie after lie about the true financial condition of WorldCom. Bare with me as I summarize some background facts on Bernie and WorldCom Later in this trial evidence may be presented to persuade you that Bernie was aloof of accounting or somehow not connected to the fraud that took place. The evidence will also highlight he was hands on‚ savvy‚ involved in every aspect. The story of Bernard Ebbers
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have only recently considered the probability that battered women can experience anger in the form of a slow burn but it is yet to concede to the fact that these women’s perception and reaction to provocation may be different to those previously recognized. Thus‚ before these women can be treated equally by the law of provocation‚ we need to begin constructing their legal subjectivity. One way of achieving this in cases involving battered women is to cultivate the use of expert evidence as to the
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