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Furman University South Atlantic Regional Mock Trial Tournament 2008

Friday, 01 February 2008 14:06 | PDF | Print | E-mail
Furman University will host the South Atlantic Mock Trial Regional Tournament, February 1-2.  The event, which is presented by the South Carolina Bar Foundation, features 40 teams from six states, representing 20 colleges and universities.  The tournament will be staged on Furman’s campus as well as in county, municipal and federal courthouses in downtown Greenville.

Mock trial participants are undergraduate students who have a passion for persuasive public speaking and the law.  The competition will be judged by more than 150 South Carolina attorneys and will include juries composed of Greenville area residents.

Furman’s mock trial team is ranked 6th in the nation.  For more information or to take part in this event as a juror, please visit the tournament's Web site: http://ps.furman.edu/engaged/mocktrial/index-2008RegionalSite.htm contact Dr. Glen Halva-Neubauer, Furman University, 294-3608.
 

South Carolina Bar Foundation Announcement

Monday, 14 January 2008 14:14 | PDF | Print | E-mail
Furman University will host the South Atlantic Regional Mock Trial Tournament, Friday-Saturday, 01-02 February, 2008.  The tournament is sanctioned by the American Mock Trial Association, which sponsors competitions for undergraduate students throughout the nation.  Nearly 350 students (including those from South Carolina-Columbia, South Carolina-Upstate, Bob Jones, Furman, College of Charleston, and the Citadel) will vie for bids to the national championship and national consolation tournaments.  The 2008 tournament will be staged on Furman’s campus as well as in the county, municipal, and federal courthouses in downtown Greenville.  The courthouse venues add a “real-life” dimension to the trials and better prepare students for post-regional competition.  This year’s case, State of Midlands v. Bobbi Campbell, takes a novel form: it is the sentencing phase of a criminal proceeding. Campbell has pled guilty to Assault in the Second Degree for stabbing Dawn Francis, a social worker, with an HIV-infected needle when Francis attempted to remove Campbell’s small child from the home.  The sentencing range is 5-30 years.  

Professor Glen Halva-Neubauer of Furman University is the tournament host.  To run this tournament successfully, 288 judge slots must be filled (that’s not a typo!).  Halva-Neubauer, therefore, seeks the assistance of all South Carolina Bar members to serve as judges for this event.  

The tournament is divided into four trials: Friday, the 1st from 12:30-4:30 PM; Friday, the 1st, from 5:30-9:30 PM; Saturday, the 2nd from 8:00 AM-NOON; and Saturday, the 2nd, from 1:00-5:00 PM.  Dinner will be provided on Friday evening, and lunch will be served on Saturday noon.

This tournament is being presented by the South Carolina Bar Foundation.

To register as a judge, please visit the tournament website at
http://ps.furman.edu/engaged/mocktrial/index-2008RegionalSite.htm. .  If you have questions, contact Dr. Halva-Neubauer at (864) 294-3608 or via e-mail at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
 

Furman University Call for Jurors

Friday, 01 February 2008 14:09 | PDF | Print | E-mail
Furman University is seeking members from the community to serve as jurors at the South Atlantic Mock Trial Regional Tournament, February 1-2.  Participants must be at least 16 years old and be willing to serve for one trial.  Jurors attend a 30-minute orientation and then proceed to the trial.  Total time commitment is four hours.  Refreshments will be provided.  

The tournament will be staged on Furman’s campus as well as in county, municipal, and federal courthouses in downtown Greenville.  This is the second year Furman has recruited jurors for its regional competition.  Last year, more than 150 Greenville residents served as jurors.

The Furman event features 40 teams from six states, representing 20 colleges and universities, all of which are vying for bids to the national championships.  To learn more about the competition or to register as a juror, please visit the Jurors section of the tournament’s Web site:
http://ps.furman.edu/engaged/mocktrial/index-2008RegionalSite.htm or call 294-2600.
 

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