More than 450 students from 26 Riverside County teams are competing in the 28th Annual Riverside County Mock Trial, which began February 10 at regional courts in Indio, Murrieta and Riverside.

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 the Riverside Superior Courts.

Round One began February 10. Rounds Two and Three are February 18 and 24 at the Riverside Hall of Justice. Round Four is February 27 at the Riverside Hall of Justice with an awards ceremony followed by the announcement of the Elite Eight teams.

The Elite Eight Competition is March 3 at the Riverside Hall of Justice, and Semi-Finals are March 6, followed by the Championship Round and Final Awards Ceremony 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.

Please refer to the list of teams, and 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