Basics
The time of year we get the case.
What is mid-October?
The person who is convicted or is guilty.
What is the defendant?
Purpose of an opening statement.
What is allowing the judge to familiarize themself with the case, outlining their plan to defend their witness' statement, and introducing evidence?
The term used to describe facts or information that can help prove something is true or not.
What is evidence
The place where people practice and preform mock trial.
What is a court room
Who sponsors the Texas Highschool Mock Trial
What is The Dallas Bar
The person convicting against the defendant.
What is the prosecutor?
Purpose of a direct and cross examination.
What is proving the witness' statement and gain information?
Something given by a person in a court of law.
What is a statement
Located to the left from the audiences point of view
What is the defense?
The different roles in a mock trial.
What are prosecutor attorneys, defense attorneys, defendant, witnesses, the judge, the jurors, and the bailiff?
Who presides over a trial
What is the judge?
Purpose of a closing statement.
What is proving that their side's story is more true than the other side?
The term used to describe that the verdict is proven beyond a reasonable doubt.
What is being guilty
Located to the right from the audiences point of view.
What is the prosecutor?
Definition of a mock trial
What is a practice trial in a courtroom by high school students that play roles of people in an actual trial?
The person stands with the State that defends their witness while helping the defendant look guilty.
What is a prosecution attorney?
Purpose of Jury Instructions.
What is allowing the jury to stay on top of things and using them when they make decisions in court?
After sworn under oath, this is a statement of facts in writing that is true.
What is Affidavit
The manner in which the judge has to be addressed in.
What is "your honor"?
The process in a trial.
What is the process where teams present their case in a two-hour trial before a real judge in a real courtroom?
Someone who protects the person presumed guilty.
What is a defendant attorney?
Purpose of mock trial.
What are allowing the students who participate in a mock trial to experience what it's like to be in an actual trial?
The term that is used to describe evidence in court that can be introduced into the trial.
What is admissible
The name of court etiquette rules.
What is court formality and traditions?