Uni t 3

Summati ve
MOCK TRIAL: DAILY
ACTIVITIES
PREPARATION
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Read Al l Fact Sheets- i ncl udes your wi tnesses and your
opponents wi tnesses

Create a l i st of facts favourabl e to your posi ti on as wel l as facts
favourabl e to your opponent

Crown: evi dence needed to prove actus reus and mens rea of the
cri me as i t i s wri tten

Defence: evi dence needed to prove that the accused di d not have
actus reus and/or mens rea OR i f you accept that the accused
di d i n fact have these thi ngs then what defence wi l l you use and
what evi dence i s there that the defence exi sts

Hand i n your sheets i n whatever form they are i n to your fol der
DAY ONE/TWO
Re- read your fact sheets- become fami l iar

Begi n to create rough scri pt (questions) for your exami nati on
i n Chi ef for YOUR wi tnesses

Crown: ensure you get the wi tnesses to i denti fy the accused
as the person they saw

Pl ease state your name for the court
What i s your occupation?
How l ong have you been a ___?
I am goi ng to take you back to that dayDo you recall what
happened on that day?

DAY TWO/THREE
Re- read fact sheets

Create scri pt (questi ons) for Cross Examination

Lots of Leading Questions

They have al ready been i ntroduced, no need for overl ap

You testi fied that - - - - - . Isn t i t possi bl e then that.
You deny that ____ but i sn t i t true that _____
Is i t possi ble that ____ happened?

DAY FOUR
Re- read fact sheets

Choose acti on rol e- Each l awyer MUST speak at l east once:
- Openi ng Statement
- Exami nati on i n Chi ef - 1
st
Wi tness
- Exami nati on i n Chi ef - 2
nd
Wi tness
- Cross Exami nati on of opponents 1
st
Wi tness
- Cross Exami nati on of opponents 2
nd
Wi tness
- Cl osi ng Argument

Regardl ess of whether or not you are a Lawyer or Wi tness you are each
requi red to wri te your own Openi ng or Cl osi ng Argument for your group.

5 K marks for compl eti on
5 TI marks for ef fecti veness of statement - tel l s a narrati ve accordi ng to
the wi tnesses
5 C marks for grammar and spel l i ng
DAY FIVE
Conti nue previ ous days work

Pol i sh and compl ete Wi tness Questi oni ng, both your own and
your cross

Wi tnesses need to be prepared for your questi ons (easy) but al so
what the opposi ng si de wi l l say (not so easy)

PREPARATI ON

Pl an cl othi ng, i f you have any exhi bi ts prepare to i ntroduce them

Rehearse
DAY SIX/SEVEN