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Oneofthemostpopularandex­ citing simulation — role playing ex­ ercises used in law studies class­ rooms is the Mock Trial. This activ­ ity involves the simulation of a court room drama enacted by the students and it is composed of three stages of development: I. Prepara­
tion; II Enactment; and III. Debrief­ ing.
upontodefendandarguetheirown position in a particular case. In this intense 45 minutes a debate is con­ ducted while thejudge listens intent­ ly and eventually makes a rational
decision based upon the facts as presented by the attorneys.
Finally, the judge in debriefing will give points according to the merits and performance of each in­ dividualparticipantinthecase.This is measured by a system in which the various aspects of the attor­ ney’s presentation is divided into
InPreparation,aJudgeisassigned
by the Onondaga County Bar Asso­
ciation to preside over the simulat­
ed trial. He is accompanied by two
attorneys -- prosecuting and de­ categories. For example, body lan­ fending, who represent opposing guage is measured on the same
viewsofanissue.Eachattorneyis premiseastheeffectsofaspeaker’s responsible for the research and voice.
presentation of his case.
This year’s Mock Trial team con­ After a period of allocating as­ sisted of four veterans from pre­ signed tasks to each member of the vious years as well as six new mem­
court, the two barristers are called bers.
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