YOUR GUIDE TO THE MOCK TRIAL

MOCK TRIAL ORDER OF OPERATIONS- THE CROWN Crown (prosecution) opening statement- 5 minutes Crown's first witness direct examination Crown's first witness cross examination by Defense Crown second witness direct examination Crown second witness- cross examination by Defense

MOCK TRIAL-ORDER OF OPERATIONS- DEFENSE Defense opening statement (5 mins) Defense witness one direct examination Defense witness one cross examination by Prosecution Defense witness two direct examination Defense witness two cross examination by Prosecution Summations (Close) Defense Summations (Close) Crown

HINTS AND TIPS TO SHINE AND BE ELECTRIFYING DURING THE TRIAL

COURTROOM TIPS AND ETIQUETTE The Judge rules the courtroom- don’t interrupt Always say “Your Honour” Always stand when the judge enters, or when talking

OPENING STATEMENTS Be clear, concise in your words Try not to read too much Put some inflection in your voice Connect with your audience Make sure that opening is a road map

OPENING STATEMENTS CONT. Try not to use big words- be conversational remember you are talking to a jury that does not know the law Your opening statement should be a road map- meaning it should have some direction: beginning,middle, end

MORE AND MORE OPENING STATEMENT HINTS Remember you have not proven anything Use “the evidence will show” Road map means you introduce the case without arguing the case Be sure of yourself and in charge

QUESTIONING WITNESSES For your own witness- be friendly, conversational Your attitude should be to get to the truth Questions should be open ended, easy to follow, easy to answer- be the “good guy” Tell the story in the most effective way

CROSS EXAMINING WITNESSES Short closed questions Don’t give witness a chance to explain themselves Try to pin them down into a corner Be the “bad guy”, but don’t make the jury dislike you

CROSS EXAMINATION CONTINUED Be confrontational but not too confrontational Make sure you poke holes in their credibility

CLOSING STATEMENTS Sum up your main points If your opening was “This is what we are going to prove” Your closing is “this is what we have proven Burden of proof is beyond a reasonable doubt

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