So, my little darlings, do you want to know what happened in the mock trial? I'm just telling you all of this so I can rile up Trevor. He'll have a lot of fun trying to explain what lawyerly wizardry we came up with to convict his client of first degree murder.

Really, John Diamond was just plain guilty. The defense kept trying to spin this far-fetched explanation of an "accident", where he shot his girlfriend twice in the chest, with a 5 to 10 second span between gunshots- hardly an accident- and we had fun going back and forth inside a real federal court under Judge Ricardo Urbina, in the Federal Courthouse right across from the National Gallery of Art, East Building.

We took a bus from Gallaudet with several jurors at 9:45 am on Friday, arriving at the courthouse with plenty of time to spare. I was first up, delivering the prosecution's opening statement. I wish we were allowed to take pictures, or at least record some of the courtroom proceedings with a video camera- but unfortunately, only one or two pictures were allowed- and they were after the decision had been made. So, I'll be posting at least one picture later of us with the judge.

We had a great prosecution team, and to be honest, there were a lot of times where this case could have gone either way. We were relieved to be able to put this dishonest man behind bars, and luckily, because this was a mock trial, the judge did not allow the defense room for any type of appeal. The decision will be upheld by the US District Court, which is pretty awesome.

Trevor and I both enjoyed ourselves immensely. If you ever get the opportunity to join a mock trial program, go for it! It's a great experience, and it made my mom want to instantly send me to some kind of law school.. Of course, I'm sticking with being a main titles designer, but it's always fun to have a good hobby, like convicting obviously guilty guys...