Level up with honors
Level up with honors
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In addition to completing regular coursework, honors students engage more deeply in our mock trials, create new mock trial scenarios, and draft persuasive motions and briefs.
Honors Objectives
Honors Objectives
Our Honors course variant offers:
Higher degree of involvement and participation
Higher standard of performance than expected of regular students
Advanced supplemental reading, especially of primary sources
More opportunities for writing, and at a higher standard
Stronger enhancement of skills in critical thinking, analysis and interpretation
Honors Projects
Honors Projects
PROJECT 1: CREATE A MOCK TRIAL SCENARIO
Review our How to Create a Mock Trial Scenario slides and our How to Conduct a Mock Trial slides for examples
Include:
Police report(s)
Criminal complaint
Witness statements for 3-4 prosecution and defense witnesses
Exhibit list, identifying evidentiary issues
Relevant statutes and jury instructions
Stipulations
Verdict forms
PROJECT 2: DRAFT MOTIONS AND SUPPORTING PERSUASIVE BRIEFS
Review our How to Draft & Support Motions slides and select a motion scenario from those listed therein.
Using relevant statutes, constitutional provisions, jury instructions and case law, formulate legal arguments to analyze the legal issues presented in the scenarios.
For each selected scenario, draft:
a notice of motion, motion and proposed order
a supporting persuasive brief
a responsive brief
motion hearing guides
Meet with your professor each week (Zoom Q&A or after class on campus) to go over the status of your work
Projects Due:
Mock Trial Scenario: 10/30
Motions and Trial Briefs: 12/4
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