2008 Woodie Awards
Pre-law students participate in contest
Danny Dyer
Issue date: 2/19/08 Section: Other News
Eleven UST students will travel to Dallas to participate in the American Mock Trial Association's Southern Regional Mock Trial Tournament Feb. 23-24. The tournament is designed to be a capstone experience for pre-law majors, as it is in almost every way an actual trial.
The defense advocates will be Chance McMillan, Robert Andrade and Elizabeth Oaxaca; the defense witnesses are Jessica Spofford, Emily Cook and Katherine Taylor. On the opposing team, the prosecution advocates are Jeff Yurcak, Jared Jordan, and Emily Cook; the witnesses for this team are Joe Konkel, Steven Vaughn and Merari Zambrano.
Practicing attorney Jeremy Heallen and his wife, Lisa Linney, also an attorney, coach the team and will play the roles of defense and prosecution attorneys or witnesses. A few others volunteer their time as well for this team - local attorneys Kelly Heallen and Jason Cox, as well as Rick Young, associate professor of political science, who is serving as the team's faculty adviser.
The case that all competitors will review this year is that of a social worker who has been stabbed with an HIV-infected needle by the defendant (who has already been declared guilty). The purpose of the trial will be to determine his punishment.
Last year was the University's first time to participate in this event, and the group failed to make the national round by one ballot.
The defense advocates will be Chance McMillan, Robert Andrade and Elizabeth Oaxaca; the defense witnesses are Jessica Spofford, Emily Cook and Katherine Taylor. On the opposing team, the prosecution advocates are Jeff Yurcak, Jared Jordan, and Emily Cook; the witnesses for this team are Joe Konkel, Steven Vaughn and Merari Zambrano.
Practicing attorney Jeremy Heallen and his wife, Lisa Linney, also an attorney, coach the team and will play the roles of defense and prosecution attorneys or witnesses. A few others volunteer their time as well for this team - local attorneys Kelly Heallen and Jason Cox, as well as Rick Young, associate professor of political science, who is serving as the team's faculty adviser.
The case that all competitors will review this year is that of a social worker who has been stabbed with an HIV-infected needle by the defendant (who has already been declared guilty). The purpose of the trial will be to determine his punishment.
Last year was the University's first time to participate in this event, and the group failed to make the national round by one ballot.