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All teams are given the same material related to a case and prepare for the competition. Two teams compete in a live mock trial to represent two sides of the case. This format is used in the New Hampshire Bar Association's Mock Trial Competition. However, the first round of the competition is done by video submission where each team performs in ...
A legalman making an opening statement for the prosecution to a jury during a mock trial. An opening statement is generally the first occasion that the trier of fact (jury or judge) has to hear from a lawyer in a trial, aside possibly from questioning during voir dire. The opening statement is generally constructed to serve as a "road map" for ...
The case or problem is often one of current interest, sometimes mimicking an actual case, and sometimes fabricated to address difficult legal issues. The annual inter-law school National Moot Court Competition , co-sponsored by the New York City Bar Association and the American College of Trial Lawyers , is among the oldest and most prestigious ...
The criminal trial of a Barnegat father who stands accused of endangering and ultimately murdering his 6-year-old son got underway this past week. The case, before state Superior Court Judge Guy P ...
The pandemic caused a number of trial delays — contributing to increased case backlogs — which are further exacerbated by the judicial vacancy crisis in New Jersey brought on by retirements ...
In mock trials, students take responsibility for the prosecution/plaintiff or defense case in a trial presented using fabricated evidence, and role-players as witnesses and faculty or volunteers as judge or jury. It evaluates the participants' skills in argument, evidence handling, and examination of witnesses but omits jury selection and ...
Here is a look at two puzzling cases out of New Jersey as told by Netflix's "Unsolved Mysteries." 'Murder, Center Stage' At 11 p.m. on Sept. 24, 1977, Thomas Kokotajlo started his shift as a ...
The New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division (in case citation, N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div) is the intermediate appellate court in New Jersey. "The Appellate Division of New Jersey's Superior Court is the first level appellate court, with appellate review authority over final judgments of the trial divisions and the Tax Court and over final decisions and actions of State administrative ...