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D's Mock Trial Society at Yale Invitational

This just in from Gwendolyn Carroll '04, of the Dartmouth Mock Trial Society:

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This past weekend, November 14th and 15th, the Dartmouth College Mock Trial Society had three teams competing at the Yale Mock Trial Invitational. Every year, the American Mock Trial Association distributes a case file to approximately 250 schools nationwide, each of which assembles up to four teams to compete in one of 17 regional tournaments. (More ... )

Dartmouth had three attorneys take Outstanding Attorney Awards. These attorneys were Martie Kuscher, Jeremy Presser(07) and Stacy Kourlis(06). Dartmouth also had two witnesses take Outstanding Witness awards - Will Rollins(07) and Michael Ellis (06).

The Yale Invitational had over 60 teams competing, making it a tournament equivalent in size to the national Mock Trial tournaments. Each of Dartmouth’s teams put in considerable time and effort and were scored by two judges in each round. Team Yellow, captained by Sean Miller(06), competed against University of Buffalo and won both ballots, faced Johns Hopkins and won one and lost one ballot. In the third round, Team Blue faced George Washington University and lost one and tied one ballot, and in the fourth round the team won both ballots. The team’s final record was 5-2-1.

Team Blue, captained by Megan Hamilton(06) and Jon Tullis(06), in Round one faced the University of Rochester, who took both ballots. In the second round, they faced Fordham University and won both ballots. In the third round, the team won both ballots and in the fourth round, the faced Manchester Community College and won one ballot and lost one ballot. The team’s final record was 5-3 with a large point differential in their favor.

Finally, Team Red, captained by Evan Mendelson(06) and Sara Hudson(05), faced Boston University and split the ballots, George Washington and won one ballot and tied one ballot, Yale University and won both ballots and finally Columbia University, who took both ballots. Their final record was 3-4-1.

The Dartmouth Mock Trial society would like to thank its faculty advisor professor Walter Sinnott-Armstrong, and everyone else who helped with preparation or practice trials for their support and advice. The Dartmouth Mock Trial Society is grateful for the continued financial support of the Committee on Student Organizations and the Student Activities Office. The Yale Invitational went very well, and the Society was really happy with the results. The Mock Trial Society will now begin preparations for upcoming regional tournaments.
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Comments, questions to: mock.trial.society@dartmouth.edu
Vox clams,

Doug Simpson '70
DLA "Webster"