Mock+Trial+direct+examination

Mock Trial


 * Direct- Pat Dowling**

or go to cemeteries. Your honor, I feel that the fact that Mr.Dowling has a job shows that he is trying to improve his reputation and that he is responsible. I also feel that the fact that he does not have a lot of free time means that he does not have time to get in trouble.** good kid, all brilliant and talented. Your honor, I feel that the fact that Shelby Cullom has a good reputation and wants people to think highly of him/her he/her would do anything to preserve his/her good reputation.** college. up his scholarship.
 * Q:** What is your name?
 * A:** Pat Dowling
 * Q:** How old are you?
 * A:** I am 17 years old.
 * Q:** What school do you go to?
 * A:** Herndon High School
 * Q:** What grade are you in?
 * A:** I am in my senior year..
 * Q:** Do you have a job?
 * A:** I work at a grocery store.
 * Q:** At what times during the day are you at work?
 * A:** I work most evening and afternoons.
 * Q:** Do you have a lot of free time?
 * A:** Well, I am so busy. I don’t have time to make plans with friends
 * Objection
 * Q:** So, are you friends with Shelby Cullom and Jesse Dubois?
 * A:** Well, we used to be really good friends.
 * Q**: What is Shelby Cullom like?
 * A:** He/She’s an only child and tries to make everyone think he/she is a really
 * Objection-Characted evidence
 * Q:** So, he/she isn’t really a good kid?
 * A:** He/She just wants everyone to believe he/she is innocent so he/she can go to
 * Q**: Did you know about his/her scholarship?
 * A:** Yea, he/she told the judge he/she was guilty just so he/she didn’t have to give

have time to hang out anymore since I got my job. proud of me that I care about my family. I was going to do some rubbings. Your honor, I feel that the fact that Mr.Dowling wanted to go to the cemetery to make his parents proud shows that he is interested in making his family proud, and would no disapoint them by vandalizing the cemetery.** graves! I wanted to make my family proud of me, not disappointed!
 * Q:** And who invited you to go to the cemetery?
 * A:** Shelby and Jesse came up to me during lunch. We really don’t
 * Q:** So, it wasn’t your idea to go to the cemetery?
 * A:** No, it was all there idea.
 * Q:** What did they want you to do at the cemetery?
 * A:** They said they wanted to go to check out our ancestors graves.
 * Q:** Was vandalism in their plans?
 * A:** No of course not!
 * Q:** What were you planning to do at the cemetery?
 * A:** Well, I wanted to see my family’s graves so my parents would be
 * Objection-Irrevelent information
 * Q:** So, were you planning on vandalizing the graves?
 * A:** Of course not! Why would I want to damage my ancestors

you leave? ancestors graves. Your honor, I feel that the fact that they brought a map shows they weren't wandering around the cemetery and were being responsible and prepared.** Your honor, I feel that the fact that the weather was rainy shows that it was possible that they unintentionally slipped into the monuments, and they didn't knowingly and willingly damage the monuments.** and slippery. We fell maybe once or twice. and footprints away? the graves. rain? around. Your honor, I feel that the subject of rain that evening is important to this case because it shows that there was no possible way that their fingerprints were washed away, and still could be on the monuments from their day visit.**
 * Q:** Did you eventually go to the cemetery?
 * A:** Yes.
 * Q:** Around what time did you enter the cemetery, and what time did
 * A:** We arrived in the afternoon, and left after we looked at our
 * Q:** How did you find your way around the cemetery?
 * A:** We brought a map.
 * Objection-Irrevelent information
 * Q:** Did this map tell you where your ancestor’s graves were?
 * A:** Yes.
 * Q:** What was the weather like at the cemetery?
 * A:** It was raining outside.
 * Q:** What was the ground like?
 * A:** It was muddy.
 * Q:** Is this typical during rainy weather?
 * Objection- Irrevelent information
 * A:** Yes.
 * Q:** Did you ever slip or fall?
 * A:** We might have. Like I said before, the ground was really muddy
 * Q:** What happened to the monuments?
 * A:** We slipped into them a few times.
 * Q:** Why do you think they found your fingerprints everywhere?
 * A:** Probably because we slipped into them once or twice.
 * Q:** Were there any trees around the cemetery?
 * A:** Yea, big canopies of trees.
 * Q:** So, would it be possible for the rain to wash the fingerprints
 * A:** No, like I said there were tons of trees around. They were above
 * Q:** What was the degree of rain around afternoon and evening?
 * A:** It was raining pretty lightly.
 * Q:** Would it be hard to wash away the fingerprints with this light
 * A:** Yes, it was raining really lightly and there were tons of trees
 * Objection-Goes beyond the scope or irrevelent
 * Q:** So, would you say Shelby Cullom is a good friend?
 * A:** Well, he/she used to be a good friend.
 * Q:** Do you think he/she is excited about his college scholarship?
 * A:** Of course.
 * Q:** Would he/she do anything to hold onto his/her scholarship?
 * A:** Yes it’s really important to him/her.
 * Q:** What extremes do you think he/she would go to?
 * A:** Maybe tell lies about her/his friends just to save his/her precious scholarship.

at work so I never get time to talk on the phone anyway. and Dubois? Your honor, I feel that the fact that Mr.Dowling didn't communicate with Dubois shows that they were not able to coordinate their stories and they are truthful.** phone
 * Q:** Have your parents given you any punishment?
 * A:** Yes. I am grounded and can’t talk on the phone, but I am always
 * Q:** So, that means you haven’t discussed the situation with Cullom
 * Objection-Irrevelent information
 * A:** No, I haven’t talked to them about anything.
 * Q:** So was there anyway to try to coordinate stories?
 * A:** Of course not! I have been at work and can’t even talk on the

Q:** Would you trespass? Your honor, I feel that the fact that Mr.Dowling only does legal things, he would not intentionally damage any monuments, especially if they belonged to his ancestors.**
 * Q:** Are you a risk taker?
 * A:** I’ll do anything that is legal
 * Q:** Would you vandalize a cemetery?
 * A:** No, that is illegal**.
 * A:** NO! I only do legal things.
 * Objection-Irrevelent information