Pleasing the Court: A Mock Trial Handbook
by Dr. John R. Vile
ISBN: 978-0-547-06161-0
Cengage Learning, 2008
Houghton Mifflin is pleased to announce the publication of the fourth edition of PLEASING THE COURT: A MOCK TRIAL HANDBOOK . Authored by a successful college coach, this handbook may be used either as a text in schools, colleges and universities that offer mock trial for credit or as an aid to students in institutions that offer mock trial purely as an extra-curricular activity. Although especially useful for new coaches and schools, this guide also provides insights for veteran mock trial students.
- Learn tested and effective strategies for mock trial attorneys and witnesses.
- Identify elements of good openings, closing, directs, and cros examinations.
- Find how to conduct a voir dire, make an offer of proof, raise and respond to objections, and prepare and introduce exhibits.
- Gain ready access to clearly stated explanations of mock trial
Pleasing the Court is authored by Dr. John R. Vile, Chair of the Department of Political Science and a long-time mock trial coach at Middle Tennessee State University. Teams from MTSU have placed in the top ten at nationals for each of the last ten consecutive years. Vile has published more than ten other books and is a member of the Board of Directors of the American Mock Trial Association. Pleasing the Court is available directly from Cengage Learning. You may contact Cengage Learning at P.O. Box 6904, Independence KY, 41051. Orders may also be placed by e-mail at higheredcs@cengage.com, by phone at (800) 354-9706, or by fax at (800) 487-8488.