Public access to law.
On Tuesday I completed the public Access to Law course Hala Nua. On Monday night we were all given scripts for a mock trial which we would be completing the next day. At the start of the day we learnt the basic roles of the jury, the judge, the defendants and the prosecution. In the mock trial I was the accused (Pat Plaice) I had 2 attorneys and a friend who gave a statement. I was faced with 2 witnesses and 2 prosecuting attorneys. The law was a robbery case, and I believe I learnt a lot from this case. The second case was an arson attack, due to my significance in the first trial I was a member of the jury for this trial.
One of the main things I learnt was that the Prosecuting attorneys aim isn’t to get a conviction at all costs it is to present the nessasary facts. I also learnt many important legal terms such as arson, perjury and oath.
On Tuesday I completed the public Access to Law course Hala Nua. On Monday night we were all given scripts for a mock trial which we would be completing the next day. At the start of the day we learnt the basic roles of the jury, the judge, the defendants and the prosecution. In the mock trial I was the accused (Pat Plaice) I had 2 attorneys and a friend who gave a statement. I was faced with 2 witnesses and 2 prosecuting attorneys. The law was a robbery case, and I believe I learnt a lot from this case. The second case was an arson attack, due to my significance in the first trial I was a member of the jury for this trial.
One of the main things I learnt was that the Prosecuting attorneys aim isn’t to get a conviction at all costs it is to present the nessasary facts. I also learnt many important legal terms such as arson, perjury and oath.