Sample mock trial notes
In the
courts of Justice
ABC School
Date:
10th November 2007
Court room number 3
Judge:
Hon. Patrick Ejoor
Presiding
Officer: John Smith QC
Usher:
Ms Lora James
Prosecuting
Counsel acting on behalf of the State:
Barrister
Fredrick James Esq.
Defendants:
Paige
in Role as Rosa Parks: African –
American female
Defence
Team: Year 6
Lawrence
Spells in role as Dr Martin Luther King: African American – Male
Defence
Team: Year 5
Harry
Hannat in role as Nelson Mandela: African male
Defence
Team: Year 4
Case 1
The State vs. Rosa Parks
On
behalf of the state of Alabama, United States of America, you Mrs Rosa Parks
has been charges with the following offences for which you must now stand trial
in front of a jury:
1.
Committing
a public disorderly conduct at around 6pm on
Thursday 1st December 1955; when you refused to carry out
instructions of a public Officer James Blake to move to a ‘colored’ section of
the bus
2.
Violation
of Chapter 6, section 11 segregation law of the Montgomery City code.
Verdict: Not guilty. Acquitted and discharged
Ruling: The state to pay back $10.00 Mrs Parks was
fined and plus $4 in court costs.
Case 2
The State vs. Dr Martin
Luther King
On
behalf of the state of Alabama, United States of America, you Dr Martin Luther
King has been charges with the following offences for which you must now stand
trial in front of a jury:
The
charges are:
1.
Inciting
people to demonstrate against the state by making an inflammatory speech of ‘I
have a dream’. This is a treasonable offence under section 4 of the civil
disobedience act of 1203.
2.
on
several occasions, organizing public meetings
illegally without the consent of the state authorities in violation of
section 9 of the public places meetings act of 1606
3.
organizing
and leading other civil rights activists in mass
demonstrations against the state leading to wide spread civil disobedience and
violation of state security.
Verdict:
Not guilt. Acquitted and discharged
Ruling: The state must as a matter of urgency take steps to implement the
following actions
1.
All blacks' must be given a right to vote,
2.
The segregation,
act established by the Jim Crow laws of 1876 must be abolished
3.
All labor rights
and other basic civil rights must be implemented for all blacks
4.
Civil Rights Act of 1964 must be passed.
5.
Voting Rights Act of 1965.must be passed
6.
All the above recommendations
must be enacted into United States laws Statute
Case 3
The State vs. Nelson
Mandela
On
behalf of the State, you Nelson Mandela has been charged with the following
offences for which you must now stand trial in front of a jury:
1.
That
you are one of the people who formed a group known as Umkhonto we Sizwe with a
subversive motive to sabotage and overthrow the Government of the Republic of
South Africa.
2.
you
organised a strike action without permission from the state inciting people to
go on a rampage destroying government properties and disrupting government
functions
3.
Leaving
the country illegally.
Verdict: Not guilty Acquitted and discharged.
Ruling:
Nelson Mandela is to be
awarded an undisclosed amount for loss of earnings, disruption to family life
and injustice suffered for 30 years as a result of his imprisonment on Robin
Island. The counsels are to discuss and agree this sum behind close doors in
the presence of his Honour Chief Justice Patrick Ejoor.
These
courts note were prepared by Her Majesty’s Counsel Barrister Fredrick James
Esq. on this day of our lord 10th November 2007.
Case
Notes to be filed in the Supreme Court of Justice ABC School.
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