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=On Saturday, January 28, be at Moreau at 2 p.m. dressed in trial attire and ready to go to Palo Alto High School for our Mock Trial scrimmage. We will have school vans for transportation. We will stop for food after the Mock Trial and be back to Moreau by 7 p.m. = = = = **We are going to be having the scrimmage in rooms at the Palo Alto High School library. The school address is 50 Embarcadero Rd, Palo Alto. If you enter the school next to the theatre, the library is on the left side of the grassy field.** =



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Items to read for Wednesday, November 2


[[file:crossexamination.pdf]]






Items to read for Wednesday, October 26
READ OVER THE SPEECH AND LOOK FOR THEME, THEORY, AND PERSUASIVE ORAL ADVOCACY



** Please read the directions for the assignment and the case Lawrence v Texas for Thursday's (October 20) meeting: **



Here is the case information for Mock Trial 2011-12 People v. Buschell



Here is the password you will need to access the case materials


 * 1208mock2011 **

READ AND MAKE NOTE OF THE CHANGES TO THE FACTS IN THE ERRATA (see below)


Here are the complete rules for Mock Trial 2011-12



**The following are the dates for the Mock Trial Competitions at the Courthouse in Oakland:**

**Thursday February 23 FINALS**
Here is a link to the Alameda County Mock Trial Web Site []

Here is a link for all the forms []

Here is a list of the participating schools: Alameda

Piedmont High (Piedmont)
San Lorenzo High (San Lorenzo)Skyline High (Oakland) Here is the schedule for the Mock Trials-All will take place in the courtroom at the from 5:30 p.m. until 9 p.m. =René C. Davidson Alameda County Courthouse= 1225 Fallon St (between 12th St & 13th St) Oakland, Neighborhood: Lake Merritt

Practice 1 will be January 11 Practice 2 will be January 13 Round 1 will be February 1 Round 2 will be February 3 Round 3 will be February 8 Round 4 will be February 10 Semifinals will be February 15 Finals will be February 17


 * LOCATION: Practice and Rounds 1-4 are at the** **County** **Administration Building** **Semi-Final and Final Rounds** ** are at the ****Rene C. Davidson Courthouse**


 * Other Important Dates**

· **__Semi-Finals__****:** Tuesday, February 15, 2011 (2 courtrooms) · **__Finals:__** Thursday, February 17, 2011 (1 courtroom) · **__Awards Banquet__****:** Tuesday, March 1, 2011 (Location TBA) · **__State competition__****:** March 25-27, 2011 (Riverside, California) · **__National competition:__** May 5-8, 2011 (Phoenix, Arizona) To find the following info go to http://www.crf-usa.org/mock-trial-california/case-brief.html Finals State Finals Information | List of County Coordinators | Important Dates  | Case Brief  | Rules / Rules Changes  | Errata  | Forms / Download  | Courtroom Artist  | Courtroom Journalist  | 2010 Competition Results  | Previous Competition Results | Volunteers  | CRF Youth Site | Join CRF Alumni | Message Board