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Mock Trial individual winners, pairings for Elite 8 Round named
Individual winners and pairings for the Elite 8 Round of the 28th Annual Mock Trial were announced Saturday, February 27, 2010, after four rounds of competition. Mock Trial began February 10. (Photos from the ceremony)
Mock Trial involves students arguing cases in front of real judges and scored by real attorneys. The case this year is People v. Bratton, a murder case. The event is sponsored by the Riverside County Office of Education, Riverside County Bar Association, and Riverside Superior Court.
The Elite Eight Competition is Wednesday, March 3, 2010, at the Riverside Hall of Justice. The Semi-Finals are Saturday, March 6, starting at 9 a.m., followed by the Championship Round at 1 p.m. The Final Awards Ceremony is at 3 p.m. at the Riverside Historic Courthouse. The winning team will compete March 19-21 at the California State Mock Trial Competition to be held in San Jose. (See Pairings for Elite Eight Round and Individual Winners Below).
Individual Award Recipients
Outstanding Bailiff:
Esteban Verdugo, Indio High School
Outstanding Clerk:
Kimberly Rodriguez, Temescal Canyon High School
Outstanding Prosecution Pretrial Motion Attorney:
Aatif Sayeed, Centennial High School
Outstanding Defense Pretrial Motion Attorney:
David Leonard, Murrieta Valley High School
Outstanding Prosecution Witnesses:
Detective Kendal Malone: Gregory Mann, Murrieta Valley High School
Dr. Casey Scott: Brian Campbell, Woodcrest Christian School
Taylor Hudson: Leitasha Nono-Lagasca, West Valley High School
Ryan Howard: Zayne Korin, West Valley High School
Outstanding Defense Witnesses:
Dr. Peyton Flenderson: Sarah Trisorus, King High School
Morgan Bernard: Michael Brambila, Temecula Valley High School
Dani Levinson: Annie Lay, Santiago High School
Jordan Bratton, Defendant: Vivian Robledo, Temescal Canyon High School
Outstanding Prosecution Attorneys:
*Cursta McCullom, Murrieta Valley High School
Miranda Pacheco, King High School
Pablo Wudka-Robles, Poly High School
*Won a summer internship with the District Attorney’s Office
Outstanding Defense Attorneys:
*Michael DeSantis, Hemet High School
Michelle Tang, Great Oak High School
Pablo Wudka-Robles, Poly High School
*Won a summer internship with the Public Defender’s Office
Elite Eight Round
(Wednesday, March 3, 2010, 6:00 p.m., Hall of Justice, Riverside)
Great Oak HS vs. Temecula Valley HS
Hemet HS vs. Marywood Palm Valley
Murrieta Valley HS vs. Poly HS
Woodcrest Christian vs. Centennial HS
Please find more information on Mock Trial and all RCOE student events at www.rcoe.us/studentevents.
For information contact:
Rick Peoples,
Public Information Officer
Telephone: (951) 826-6642
Fax: (951) 826-6199
rpeoples@rcoe.us
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