Historical Mock Trial 2023

May it please the court, our fifth day began with the introduction of another mini mock trial. This case involved the hitting of a cyclist on a crosswalk by a driver. How far our lawyers have come! Each side wove together clear narratives based on witness testimony. They found flaws in the assumptions of...

May it please the court, the fourth day of trial preparation is usually a bit of a down day. Yet, despite the some low energy, the prosecution and defense finished their opening and closing statements. We worked on direct examination and learned about cross examination. We took advantage of the beautiful weather to spend...

May it please the court, on Cannoli Cream Tuesday, we learned to make cannoli cream using a technique to make the cream lighter by adding homemade whipped cream to the ricotta. We made the standard cannoli filling and one with lemon zest. It was a great success. We developed steep sturdy peaks in our...

May it please the court, today, in Historical Mock Trial, our intrepid legal eagles prepared a mini mock trial. Broken windows led to a charge of vandalism for a Toni, the ring leader of a teenaged gang (though the defense had serious reservations about the aforementioned characterization and objected. The term gaggle was used...

May it please the court, today we learned about Sacco and Vanzetti and the subsequent events leading up to the trial and execution of the two men. I myself, knew very little about the case and as an Italian-American felt compelled to take on the defense side of the case. I’ve done mock trials...