Fifteen minutes is all the time the UCLA Mock Trial teams need And so far, the program’s teams have been doing pretty Three of UCLA’s four Mock Trial teams nabbed the top three The top two UCLA teams finished undefeated at the Western These recent victories mean UCLA Mock Trial will be moving onto “UCLA is sending two of its strongest teams to the The highest the Mock Trial team has ever placed in the National Mock Trial teams consist of 8 participants who share the roles It is decided at random whether a team will defend or prosecute “Attorneys are judged for legal arguments and witnesses Those who participated in Mock Trial in high school marked the “(College Mock Trial) is more exciting and dynamic,” Second-year political science major and plaintiff attorney Brian “A knowledge of case facts that makes it impossible for Bonn also stressed that 80 percent of Mock Trial is “If you’re confident, that separates the good teams UCLA Mock Trial is sponsored by the UCLA Pre-Law Society and the More information about Mock Trial can be found at www.uclaprelaw.com.
to plan case strategy that will ultimately reveal whether
seven-year-old Derrick Smith was killed by an epileptic seizure or
hit-and-run driving.
well with that amount of time.
spots at the Western Regional Mock Trial tournament which took
place in late February.
Regional Tournament against a pool of 30 competitors which included
teams from Stanford, UC Berkeley and USC.
the National Championship tournament to be held in Des Moines,
Iowa, April 4-6. Sixty schools from across the nation will be
competing for the national title, currently held by Iowa State.
National Championship Tournament with plans of coming home with the
national title,” said Nima Tahai, a third-year political
science student and UCLA Mock Trial director.
Championship Tournament is fifth.
of attorneys and witnesses and compete for four rounds.
and the witnesses are chosen out of a pool of nine possible
candidates.
are judged overall on an entertaining and credible
performance,” Tahai said.
difference between college and high school Mock Trial.
said first-year undeclared student and plaintiff attorney Amanda
Bonn. “Witnesses are encouraged to develop a character
““ there is more of an emphasis on acting.”
Caforio explained what distinguishes a great Mock Trial team from a
mediocre one.
the other team to catch you off guard,” he said.
performance.
from the mediocre teams,” she said.
Anderson School of Business.
UCLA Mock Trial teams dominate regional tourney
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