Mock Trial, a newly founded club at Liberty North,  had its first outing in a competition setting where multiple members participated last night. 

   “Mock Trial is basically a recreation or imitation of a real-life trial. While you don’t have a crowd, the witnesses and the experience are genuine. All local laws are upheld within the mock trial and it’s an incredibly professional setting,”  senior Richard Sun said.

   To prepare for a competition is to memorize an abundance of key lines and facts, which may take some more time to fully prepare to go against an opposing team.

   “It takes months to really prepare. We started in September and even most of my team would’ve preferred to start earlier. Usually, super competitive schools can spend months just trying to build cohesive theories and spend hours analyzing evidence,” junior Adrian Fong said.

   With both witnesses and lawyers needing months of preparation, it can become confusing on what’s best to focus on, memorization or improv. However, at Mock Trial, the art of balancing both is often explored and executed.

   “It’s very important to know the information, but you also need to think on your feet. Witnesses and lawyers will have questions and answers memorized when direct questioning. Lawyers and witnesses also need to be able to think on their feet because they don’t know what the opposing team’s witnesses or lawyers will say,” junior Loni Fizer said.