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2013 - 2014 Los Angeles County Mock Trial Important Dates 

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 Team Structure Guidelines  | View the 2012 Orientation:  Webinar Video

September 6
School Registration Due
To be eligible to compete in Round 1, you must register your school online at: Mock Trial Team Registration

September 12
Case Released
Case will be available for download from CRF's website at 3:00 p.m.
Mock Trial Case

September 16
Orientation Webinar
Mandatory for new teachers
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

October 15
Fees and Permission Slips Due
and
Last day to drop from the competition with a full refund
School fees ($450.00 per team) and permission slips due
(A late fee of $25.00 will be assessed if forms/fee are not postmarked by October 15)
Mock Trial Forms

Student Registration Due
Mock Trial Student Registration

October 28
Prosecution/Defense Assignments
Will be posted at CRF's Facebook page and emailed to teacher and attorney coaches
Mock Trial Facebook

Trials

All trials will take place at the Stanley Mosk Courthouse, 111 North Hill Street, Los Angeles, 90012
Check-in for each round 4:00 – 4:30 on the 2nd Floor in front of Room 222

Monday, November 4

Senior High Round 1

Attorney Coach of the Year Nominations Due and Helen Bernstein Teacher of the Year Nominations Due

Helen Bernstein Nomination Form

Wednesday, November 6

Junior High Round 1

Tuesday, November 12

Senior High Round 2

Thursday, November 14

Junior High Round 2 and playoff sfor Senior undefeated teams

Monday, November 18

Senior High Round 3 (Top 16 Teams) and playoffs for Junior undefeated teams

Wednesday, November 20

Quarter-Finals Senior and Junior High (Top eight Senior and Junior teams)

Monday, November 25

Semi-Finals Senior and Junior High (Top four Senior and Junior teams)

Tuesday, December 3

Finals Senior and Junior High (Top two Senior and Junior teams)

March

California Mock Trial Finals

This information is also printed in the Official Mock Trial Rules & Procedures.

Each Mock Trial team should have:

• 8-25 students per team
• Only students from the same school
• 2 pretrial motion attorneys [senior division only]: one for the motion (defense), one against the motion (prosecution). NOTE: a pretrial attorney CANNOT participate as a trial attorney during the same trial, but CAN participate as a witness
• 3 trial attorneys for the prosecution (MAXIMUM)
• 3 trial attorneys for the defense (MAXIMUM)
• 4 witnesses for the prosecution (all 4 MUST be called in one trial)
• 4 witnesses for the defense (all 4 MUST be called in one trial)
• 1 clerk - participates with the prosecution team
• 1 bailiff - participates with the defense team
• Alternates listed on the Team Roster/Ethics form - included in the 20-student maximum
• 3 max courtroom artist - This is an optional contest, not included in the 20-student maximum. For more information, please contact Sylvia Andresantos at 213-316-2127.
• 3 max journalist - This is an optional contest, not included in the 20-student maximum. For more information, please contact Sylvia Andresantos at 213-316-2127.

RECOMMENDATIONS:

We strongly recommend that your team reviews the additional reading materials, lessons, and resources included in the case packet.

We also recommend that you include the maximum number of student attorneys per team, that different attorneys do opening and closing statements, and that each trial attorney does at least one direct examination and one cross-examination.

Please try to involve as many students as possible in other support roles, such as researchers, understudies, and photographers/videographers.