So we had a really fun time (well, I did, ha ha) last night in Salt Lake. Abram's been taking a class this semester called Criminal Trial Practice, taught by a Federal District Judge here in Utah. Well, he had his final last night. A big fat mock criminal trial, (almost 3 hours long!!), and we got to use the judge's court room in Salt Lake! Abram represented the defendant, a man on trial for armed robbery and murder. I got to play a witness, the defendant's wife. I felt like I was in an episode of Law & Order, though, unfortunately, Jack McCoy was not present. :( Abram did an excellent job and the prosecution was tough! But when the verdict came back (a group of undergrads from a Sociology class came to be the jury), the defendant was found not guilty. It was quite a dramatic night, and Abram is just relieved to have one of his finals over with! :)
The Frank E. Moss Federal Courthouse, Downtown, SLC 
4 comments:
What a grueling final! Glad to hear that Perry Mason was the victor. And was the prosecutor also being graded? Did you have a script? (Not that you would need one on a dramatic night!) I think it would have been fun to watch. You'll have to tell me the whole story with all the details sometime. Three cheers for Abram.
COOL!
Wow, that is quite a final. Glad it went well.. that's actually pretty cool.
"Nothin like a good martuni after a though day at...law."
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