THE MOCK TRIAL DAY

TRIAL STEP 2

Judge: The plaintiff's lawyer John Stafford may now call his first witness.

Plaintiff's Lawyer: Your honour, I will first call the plaintiff, Lord Buckingham.

(THE SHERIFF'S OFFICER – teacher - BRINGS THE WITNESS TO THE COURT CLERK.)

Court Clerk (teacher) : Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?

Lord Buckingham : I do.

Plaintiff's Lawyer: Lord Buckingham, please present yourself and thell us what happened.

……QUESTIONS/ANSWERS SESSION…. 3 minutes maximum

Plaintiff's Lawyer: Thank you, Lord Buckingham. Your honour, next I will call X (a witness)

(THE SHERIFF'S OFFICER - teacher - BRINGS THE WITNESS TO THE COURT CLERK.)

Court Clerk (teacher): Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?

(witness) : I do.

Plaintiff's Lawyer: (witness) , please present yourself and tell us what you saw.

(witness) : answers.

…….QUESTIONS/ANSWERS SESSION…3 minutes maxi

Plaintiff's Lawyer: Thank you, (name of the witness). Your honor, next I will call X (name of the witness) etc.

Plaintiff's Lawyer: Thank you, (name of the witness). The plaintiff rests, your honour.

Objections Lawyers may object to questions or answers provided by the other side. There can be a variety of reasons for these objections. The Court will allow them as long as they have merit and do not fundamentally interfere with the progress of the trial. If the judge agrees with an objection, he states, "Sustained." If the judge disagrees with an objection, he states, "Overruled."