Oct. 5, 2009

A law student competes in a past competition

Students will take turns trying the fictional case of the State v. Porter Krauss. Krauss was charged with murdering his wife, risk of injury to his minor son, tampering with evidence and interfering with a police officer.

Keith Zackowitz, a third-year Quinnipiac School of Law student, drafted the case record, which includes police reports, witnesses' statements, transcripts of testimony and pictures of the evidence.

Local judges and attorneys will preside over the competition.

Among the law schools participating this year are: Creighton University School of Law, University of Denver Strum College of Law, Fordham University School of Law, Georgia State College of Law, Georgetown University Law Center, The George Washington University Law School, Loyola University College of Law, New Orleans, and Quinnipiac University School of Law.

The competition seeks to meld the theoretical components of legal training with the skills training students receive in law school. The competition is also an integral part of Quinnipiac's criminal law and advocacy concentration program.