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2019 CLEVELAND MOCK TRIAL

Congratulations to the 220+ students, volunteers, and supporters who participated
in the 2019 Cleveland Mock Trial Competition on May 17! Special thanks to the more
than 40 volunteers who served as legal advisors and judicial panelists, as well as the
Cleveland Municipal Court for all its help and support that make the competition
possible . Fourteen Cleveland high school teams brought their peak game to the Justice
Center, competing both as prosecution and defense in morning and afternoon trials .

The 2019 case featured a hypothetical based on real historic events of great interest to
Cleveland students: the trial of Fred Ahmed Evans in the wake of the shootout between
political activists and police in the Glenville neighborhood. Students at Glenville High
School have reviewed and learned about the trial this year and last, the 50th anniversary
of the events in question . Two Glenville graduates, Brieyeah Cook and Chenoa Miller,
spoke at the Awards Ceremony to share their experience in learning about their
neighborhood’s history . The case presented an ideal opportunity for learning about
criminal procedure, disputes between witnesses and their credibility, and interactions
between the public and police, which continues to be a hot-button issue today .

Special congratulations to this year’s top teams, as well as to students from MLK,
Collinwood, and John Hay Science & Medicine, who were recognized as Outstanding
Attorneys, Witness, and Writer and will receive paid summer internships at the Court .

Winning teams
First place: Cleveland Early College at John Hay
Second place: Collinwood
Third place: New Tech West, Team #1

See page 50 for the essay that won this year’s Cleveland Mock
Trial Writing Competition .

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