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new
mexico mock trial cases . . .
Original New Mexico mock
trial cases are described below. Each
case is ready for classroom use and is
easily adaptable for use in other state
mock trial programs, and may be used
provided
permission is obtained in
advance and an appropriate credit to CCV
is reflected in the adaptation. The case name,
subject matter, and order information
appear in the left-hand column of the
table below. A brief description of the
case appears to the right of each case
name. Case materials and videos or DVDs of prior national
championship final rounds are also
available by
contacting
CCV.
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State
vs. Nussbaum
Domestic Violence
Grades 9-12 (2006, 152 pages)
Statement
of Facts |
A
first degree murder prosecution of
a woman who killed the husband who
allegedly abused her for years.
Includes supplemental materials
for teaching about domestic and
teen dating violence. |
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Johnson vs. Brewster, Hays & White
Aryan
Separatist Party
Racism & Hate Crimes
Grades 9-12 (2004, 109 pages)
Statement of Facts
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A
civil wrongful death suit against
a neo-Nazi hate group and its
leader for the murder of an
African American youth by a gang of skinheads the
hate group was
recruiting using White Supremacy
web site and literature. Includes supplemental
materials for teaching about
racism and hate-related violence. |
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State
vs. Taylor
Gang Violence
Grades 9-12 (2003, 84 pages)
Statement
of Facts |
The
prosecution of a high school
security officer who shot,
allegedly in self defense, a
suspected teen gang member after a
high school football game. The
guard is charged with attempted
murder, aggravated battery and
negligent use of a firearm. |
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State vs. Townsend
Homelessness & Murder
Grades 9-12 (2002, 84
pages)
Statement of Facts |
The murder trial of a restaurateur
who is charged with killing a
former employee who was homeless,
allegedly because she was going to
report him to the health
authorities for supplementing his
famous all beef green chile
cheeseburgers with horsemeat. |
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State
vs. Jordan Sands
Youth Violence & the Death
Penalty
Grades 9 - 12 (2000)
Statement of Facts |
The
sentencing phase of a capital
murder trial in which the
defendant, Jordan Sands, was found
guilty of the murder of a police
officer who was on duty at an
abortion clinic protest. The
protest organizer and her two-year
old grand child were also killed.
Three months before the shootings,
Sands' mother, a doctor who worked
at the clinic, was killed in a
bombing when she arrived at work. |
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State
vs. Julie Starr
Teen Pregnancy & DUI
Grades 9-12 (1999, 133 pages)
Statement
of Facts |
The
trial of a young woman who is
charged with homicide by vehicle
in the death of her baby. The
child was delivered two months
prematurely after Julie rolled the
vehicle she was driving while
under the influence of alcohol.
Includes supplemental materials
for teaching about teen pregnancy
and DUI issues. |
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State
vs. Chris Jenkins, MD
Physician-Assisted Suicide
Grades 9-12 (1998, 141 pages)
Statement
of Facts |
The
trial of a doctor who is charged
with the first degree felony of
coercing and/or exerting undue
influence upon a cancer patient
who died of a lethal overdose of
pain medication, prescribed by the
doctor. In preparing for trial,
participating students and
teachers will confront the
highly-controversial issue of
physician-assisted suicide.
Includes supplemental materials
for teaching about "right to
die" issues. |
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State
vs. Nussbaum
Domestic Violence
Grades 9-12 (1997, 152
pages)
Statement
of Facts
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A
first degree murder prosecution of
a woman who killed the husband who
allegedly abused her for years.
Includes supplemental materials
for teaching about domestic and
teen dating violence. |
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Johnson
vs. Brewster, Hays & White
American
Separatist Party
Racism & Hate Crimes
Grades 9-12 (1996, 112 pages)
Statement
of Facts |
A
civil wrongful death suit against
a neo-Nazi hate group and its
leader for the murder of an
African American youth by a gang of skinheads the
hate group was
recruiting. Includes supplemental
materials for teaching about
racism and hate-related violence. |
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State
vs. Taylor
Gang Violence
Grades 9-12 (1993, 74 pages).
Statement
of Facts |
The
prosecution of a high school
security officer who shot,
allegedly in self defense, a
suspected teen gang member after a
high school football game. The
guard is charged with attempted
murder, aggravated battery and
negligent use of a firearm. |
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State
vs. Parker
Juvenile Death Penalty
Grades 9-12 (1990, 43 pages) |
The
sentencing phase of the capital
murder trial of a 17-year-old,
severely abused as a child, who
has killed someone in a botched
residential burglary. |
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State
vs. Garrett
Driving Under the Influence
Grades 9-12 (1988, 44 pages) |
A
vehicular homicide prosecution of
a teenager who allegedly strikes
and kills a pedestrian with a car
while driving intoxicated. |
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McMann
vs. Wapa County School Board
AIDS
Grades 9-12 (1988, 45 pages) |
A
suit for an injunction to prevent
a high school from removing an
AIDS-infected teenager from the
school's basketball team. |
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Duran
vs. Boswell School Board
In-School Search & Seizure
Grades 9-12 (1987, 46 pages) |
A
suit for an injunction to prevent
a high school from expelling a
teenager for possession of
allegedly obscene materials
discovered in a random search of
student lockers. |
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Case
materials available electronically will be provided at no
cast via PDF. For those that are available only on disk, we
require reimbursement for shipping and handling.
To
order cases on disk/in hard copy, please
e-mail your
request along with your purchase
order number to CCV.
If you don't have a purchase order, you
may send your request along with a check
to CCV at PO Box 2184, Albuquerque NM
87103-2184.
We're sorry, but due to problems with nonpayment, we
don't accept COD orders.
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