While March Madness in the basketball realm kicks into full force this weekend, so to does MULS\u2019s own version of March Madness\u2014the annual Jenkins Honors Moot Court Competition.<\/p>\n
Beginning this Saturday, preliminary rounds featuring eleven upper-level student teams will be held at Ray and Kay Eckstein Hall. First (10 a.m.), Second (1 p.m.), and Auxiliary (4 p.m.) rounds will be held Saturday, with Third (10 a.m.) and Fourth (1 p.m.) rounds held Sunday. Four of the eleven teams will advance to the semi-finals, held March 27th, and two teams will advance to the finals held April 3rd. All rounds are open to the public.<\/p>\n
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This year\u2019s competition centers on the following two issues:<\/p>\n
(1) whether Fed. R. Evid. 606(b) bars the use of post-verdict juror testimony of racial prejudice to show that a juror lied on voir dire, and if so, whether that violates a defendant\u2019s Sixth Amendment rights, and<\/p>\n
(2) whether attempting to persuade another person to withhold testimony from an official proceeding by exercising her Fifth Amendment right can violate 18 U.S.C. \u00a7 1512(b), even if the persuasion is non-coercive and not done by wrongful means.<\/p>\n
The background of the case involves a criminal defendant who was convicted of murdering a postal worker in violation of 18 U.S.C. \u00a7 1111(a), and corruptly persuading a witness (his girlfriend) to withhold testimony in violation of 18 U.S.C. \u00a7 1512(b). The points of contention involve a jury instruction that defined the term \u201ccorruptly persuades\u201d as \u201cmotivated by an improper purpose,\u201d as well as the fact a juror came forward the day after the verdict was rendered alleging that two other jurors were racially prejudiced against the defendant.<\/p>\n
Competitors will argue both sides of the issue, determined by a coin flip fifteen minutes prior to arguments.<\/p>\n
This year’s competitors include:<\/p>\n
Todd Allen,\u2028 Michael Beckman,\u2028 \u00a0Carstens,\u2028 Kelly Cavey,\u2028 Yours truly,\u2028 Stephen Cox,\u2028 Michael Crane,\u2028 Alexander Golubiewski,\u2028 Andy Gordon,\u2028 Krystal John,\u2028 Kevin Jolivette,\u2028 Paul Jonas,\u2028 Brittany Kachingwe, Hans Lodge,\u2028 Tea Norfolk,\u2028 Kerri Puig,\u2028 \u00a0Kaitlyn Reise,\u2028 Brendon Reyes,\u2028 Jessica Shank,\u2028 Joy Sisler,\u2028 Martin St. Aubin, and\u2028 Robert Steele.<\/p>\n
Special thanks to the Moot Court Board as well as Professor Greipp for all their help!<\/p>\n
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