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San Joaquin County 2023 Mock Trial Results

Tracy High School wins county mock trial competition, heads to state contest

After more than two weeks of competition and six rounds of play, the mock trial team from Tracy High School took first in the 2023 San Joaquin County Mock Trial Competition and will move on to represent San Joaquin County at the virtual state competition from March 17 through March 19.

 

A total of 175 students from the following 10 high schools competed in the varsity event:  Pacific Law Academy, Merlo Institute of Environmental Technology, Mountain House High School, Stockton Early College Academy, Tracy High School, Ronald E. McNair High School, ABLE Charter, St. Mary’s High School, Langston Hughes Academy, and Venture Academy Family of Schools. 

 

The San Joaquin County Mock Trial event is co-sponsored by the San Joaquin County Bar Association and the San Joaquin County Office of Education (SJCOE) in cooperation with the Constitutional Rights Foundation. The event would not have been possible without the assistance of the judges and attorneys who took time out of their schedules.

 

 Team Results:

·              First Place: Tracy High School, Tracy Unified School District

·              Second Place: St. Mary’s High School

·              Third Place: Stockton Early College Academy, Stockton Unified School District

·              Fourth Place: Venture Academy Family of Schools, San Joaquin County Office of Education

 

The Honorable John F. Cruikshank, Jr. Spirit Award

$500 provided by the San Joaquin County Bar Association:

 ·              Angel Marroquin, Merlo Institute of Environmental Technology

 

Top Pre-Trial Prosecution:

·              Shreya Lakshmanan, Mountain House High School

·              Mateo Espinoza, Tracy High School

 

Top Pre-Trial Defense:

·              Joseph Anastacio, St. Mary’s High School

·              Geist McGehee, Venture Academy of Family Schools

  

Top 12 Overall Attorneys:

·              Sana Popal, Tracy High School

·              Evelyn Sanchez, Stockton Early College Academy 

·              Jonathan Cortez, Venture Academy of Family Schools

·              Carlos Lopez, Merlo Institute of Environmental Technology

·              Angel Marroquin, Merlo Institute of Environmental Technology

·              Avery Blum, Venture Academy of Family Schools

·              Dimerra Kadiwala, Tracy High School

·              Annmarie Dickson, St. Mary’s High School

·              Grant Arosemena, Langston Hughes Academy

·              Harmeet Singh, Pacific Law Academy

·              Arianna Edwards, St. Mary’s High School

·              Jenny Bellutay, Tracy High School

 

 Top 12 Overall Witnesses:

·              Abigail Bennett, St. Mary’s High School

·              Sophia Fauonuku, St. Mary’s High School

·              Dia Channa, McNair High School

·              Emily Cabral, McNair High School

·              Kate Jepson, Venture Academy of Family Schools

·              Joshua Lozano, Venture Academy of Family Schools

·              Eden Bagalayos, Venture Academy of Family Schools

·              Christian Hagerty, Pacific Law Academy 

·              Adam Kchong, McNair High School

·              Leokadia Saini, Tracy High School

·              Jenny Bellutay, Tracy High School

·              Olivia Schuler, St. Mary’s High School

 

Top Clerks:

·              Akshara Vaghela, Tracy High School

·              Nicholas Salazar, St. Mary’s High School

 

 About the case:

People v. Franks is the trial of Jordan Franks, a young actor who finished a run performing in the Shakespeare-adaptation "Macbeth at Sea" on the cruise ship Heart of the Ocean. Franks is charged with robbery and battery of Franks’ fellow actor, Billie Scher.

 

Photos at https://bit.ly/2023SJCMockTrial.

Posted: 2/28/2023