This book provides 86 role-playing assignments and mock trials in both a criminal homicide and a related civil wrongful death case.
Features:
- Companion volume to Trial Advocacy: Analysis, Planning and Strategy or supplementary material to another trial advocacy text
- Excellent role-play assignments from the pretrial case theory and theme development stage through closing argument in both criminal and a civil cases
- Mock civil and criminal trials for trial advocacy courses or professional development seminars
- Case files, legal memoranda, statutes, case law, jury instructions , witness instructions and exhibits for the role-play assignments and mock trials
- Checklists of proficiency standards for each trial activity
- Incisive coverage of ethical boundaries that incorporate the ABA Model Rules
- Author website for instructors, students and practicing trial lawyers
NEW to the Second Edition:
- Comprehensive instructions and materials for organizing and conducting mock trials
- Additional evidence assignments
- Completely updated to reflect changes in technology and law
