Mock Trial State Finals Forms and Materials


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Case and Materials
2024-2025 Case Packet
 
- All teams and volunteers participating in the 2025 State Finals must use the updated People v. Gold that includes all the errata items.

People v. Gold Case Brief

CA MT Simplified Rules of Evidence

2024-2025 CA Mock Trial Student Rulebook 

Notices

Policies for an In-Person State Finals Competition 

Items Prohibited at the Stanley Mosk Courthouse

State Finals Behavior Notice

2025 Adult Advocate of the Year Nomination - Due March 7th

  

Competition Forms

Observer Form (bring 4 copies) - Each team must designate an adult to complete this form for each round. Before anyone enters the courtroom, the designated person must survey the courtroom to make sure it is left exactly as it started. The designated adult must submit the completed observer form to the presider at the end of each trial.

Timesheet (bring 3 copies) -
 The clerk (and unofficial timekeeper) must bring a copy of this form to each round. The clerk (& unofficial timekeeper) must submit their completed timesheet to the presider at the end of each trial. 

Team Rosters - During Friday's team check-in, the teacher-coach must submit one copy of the prosecution and one copy of the defense team roster to the Teach Democracy staff.

In addition, depending on the team's side assignement for each round, the team must bring completed team rosters to distribute as follows: 

  • Prosecution Team Roster (bring 12 copies) - The clerk will distribute a copy of the team roster to the presider, each of the scoring attorneys, and the opposing team before the start of the trial. 
  • Defense Team Roster (bring 12 copies) The bailiff will distribute a copy of the team roster to the presider, each of the scoring attorneys, and the opposing team before the start of the trial. 

Timecards - Teach Democracy will provide the timecards, there is no need to bring copies to the trial. The presider will distribute the timecards to the clerk before the start of the trial. The clerk must return the timecards to the presider at the end of each trial.

Scoresheet sample

 

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