MENDOCINO CO., 1/25/17 — Ever wanted to watch a high school students argue a legal trial in real courthouse? Well now’s your chance! The Mendocino County’s Office of Education invites the public to attend the semi-finals of the mock trial competition—where 80 kids from Laytonville, Ukiah, Fort Bragg, and the Developing Girls school will compete for “the Hon. Ron Brown County Mock Trial trophy and a chance to represent Mendocino County at the state competition in Riverside, California on March 24-26.”
The students will all play different parts in a fictional trial concerning human trafficking and false imprisonment, and have been coached by local educators and members of the legal community. The fictional case was selected by the competition’s statewide coordinators, the Constitutional Rights Foundation, and highlights issues of “issues related to the Fourth and Fifth Amendments: protection against illegal search and seizure and against self-incrimination.” The competition is designed to help students learn about more about the law, critical thinking, public speaking, and better understand how legal systems, arguments, and participants in trials operate.
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