BVES, Phoenix Middle, and SPES Sixth Graders Perform Mock Trials
PHOENIX Phoenix: 25th Judicial District Court Judge Kevin Conner, District Attorney Charles Ballay, Assistant District Attorney Sarah Tesvich, Clerk of Court Kim Turlich-Vaughan, and Project LEAD Coordinator Rae Riley
Students learned about the justice system by staging a mock trial involving a fictitious character, Johnny Smith, and his crime of Possessing Drugs on School Grounds. The trials, which took place at the Plaquemines Parish Courthouse, Pointe a la Hache, LA and the 4th Circuit Court of Appeal, New Orleans, LA, placed students in the shoes of prosecutors, defense attorneys, bailiff, court clerk, witn…
