Sanford High School's Mock Trial Team Website
 

2007 Case Materials

http://www.mainebar.org/images/mocktrials/HS/HSMock07.html

Competitions

U.S. District Court, Fri, 10/19/07, 1230-4pm, Srimmage vs. Falmouth (Falmouth wins)
Springvale District Court, Fri, 10/26/07, 1230-4pm, Srimmage vs. Bonny Eagle (Sanford wins)
York County Superior Court, Fri, 11/2/07, 1215-415pm, First Round vs Biddeford (Sanford wins)
Cumberland County Superior Court, Thu, 11/8/07, 1230-430pm, Second Round v. Camden Hills (Camden Hills forfeits; Sanford advances)
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Wed, 11/14/07, 12-4pm, Quarterfinal Round vs Deering (Sanford wins)
U.S. District Court, Thu, 11/29/07, 8am-12pm, Semi-Final Round vs. Cape Elizabeth (Cape wins, advances to final round)

CONGRATULATIONS ON ANOTHER FINE SEASON!  SANFORD REACHED THE SEMI-FINAL ROUND FOR THE SECOND TIME IN 12 YEARS.  AN EVEN FINER SEASON AWAITS NEXT YEAR IF THIS YEAR'S RETURNING STUDENTS CONTINUE THEIR FINE PERFORMANCE!

Competition Structure
A single elimination system is used for mock trial competitions. Teams must win their match to advance to the next round. Each match consists of two 90-minute trials. In the first trial, we will present either the prosecution or the defense, depending on a coin toss. In the second trial, we will present the other side. In each trial, three judges will score each individual's performance, whether as a lawyer or as a witness, with a range of 1 (poor) to 10 (excellent). On each judge's score sheet, the individual scores are aggregated, and the team with the highest aggregate score wins that judge's vote. Thus, each judge's score sheet represents a ballot. The winner of the match is the team that garners the most ballots. If the judges' ballots split 3-3, the winner is the team with the highest cumulative score. In the unlikely event that the cumulative scores are tied, the presiding judge will decide the winner of the match.