The 2024-2025 International Mock Trial Case: STATE V. TANKS.

All case changes will be logged below.

  • 8/21/24: fixed a typo on Special Instruction #1. Rewrote Stipulation 10. Added description on lines 2-3 of the Tanks deposition. Fixed a typo with dates (July 11 v. July 1; 2022 v. 2024).

  • 8/22/24: fixed a typo about the date of the defendant’s arrest.

  • 9/13/24: deleted redundant case law.

  • 9/17/24: fixed a typo in Dr. Blaze’s statement.

  • 11/13/24: TWO NEW WITNESSES AND THREE NEW EXHIBITS ARE ADDED.

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