Next meeting 10.30.14

Don't forget the next meeting is on Thursday from 6-8 in K2

Next meeting 10.28.14

Our next meeting is Tuesday 10.28 after school at 3:00 in K2. You will be here for an hour. Make sure you meet up with your question partner at some point.

Here are the notes from last night:

Prosecution Theories:

·      What: Theft of art

o   Expert witness

o   McCulluch (owner/victim) gives opinion that painting found in his house was fake/replica.

·      Who: Evan Shem = guilty

o   Attempted to create a copy of treason

o   Showed clear interest in the painting.

·      Motive:

o   financial gains

§  debt

§  job was ending

§  inquiry of value of painting to TM Little 100,000

Defense:

·      What: no theft of art (nothing was stolen)

·      Who: Perhaps Gibbons? Shem framed?

·      Motive: Same as Shem’s potential motives if he did actually steal it.

Rebuttal:

·      Identify weakness in theories.

·      Rebutting defense’s claims

·      Why would Gibbon’s choose that painting over another more expensive painting

·      Does Gibbon’s know that there is a copy to be replaced?

·      Does Gibbon’s know how much the painting was valued for?

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Audition Sign Up

Please sign up using the google document. Sign up using this link.

Fill out your name, the role you are auditioning for, and a time slot that works for you.

If a time slot is taken, please do not delete their name and add yours. (I can see who makes edits!)

Try not to leave any gaps in the time slots. Please leave the first six slots for water polo players.

One of the coaches will be your witness or lawyer while you are auditioning. This is why we are asking you to sign up by Friday evening so we can prepare. 

If you are auditioning for the bailiff or clerk you do not need to sign up.

If you are auditioning for pretrail:
    pick a side (prosecution or defense) and be prepared to argue which case is most in your favor and which case is the weakest.

Best of luck! See you all on Monday.

October Practices

·      October 7: 3-4 p.m. – Case Timeline
·      October 9: 3-4 p.m. – Direct/Cross
·      October 14: 3-4 p.m. – Direct/Cross workshop
·      October 15: 6-8 p.m. – Objections/workshop
·      October 20: 3-7 p.m. – Try-outs
·      October 21: 6-8 p.m. – Assignments/Defense + Prosecution team meetings
·      October 27: 3-4 p.m. – Team workshops
·      October 29: 6-8 p.m. – Case in chief practice