Bettencourt '12, Vahdat '12 Compete in Weschler Moot Court Competition

On April 2, 2011, a Moot Court Outside Competitions team from UC Davis School of Law participated in the Wechsler National Criminal Law Moot Court Competition hosted by University at Buffalo Law School.  The competition took place at Buffalo City Court in Buffalo, New York, and featured 26 teams from across the United States.

Anthony Bettencourt '12 and Alex Vahdat '12 worked together in the competition.   The competitors came in well prepared, performed strongly, and received excellent feedback from competition judges, yet ultimately did not advance into the subsequent rounds.

The competitors said that thanks were due to Professors Elizabeth Joh, Professor Angelo DeSantis, Professor Margaret Johns, and Professor Edward Imwinkelried for their assistance and guidance in preparing them for the competition.  The team also thanked Yolo County Superior Court Judges Janet Gaard, Steve Basha, and Donna Marie Petre, and Solano County Superior Court Judge John B. Ellis, for judging practice rounds, and  Assistant U.S. Attorney Phillip Talbert who judged several rounds and served as the team's Practitioner Coach. 

Competitors also gave thanks to team coaches Barbara Borkowki  '11 and Remy Goldsmith '11, who coordinated practice rounds, scheduled judges, and provided continuous moral support.  The competitors would finally like to thank the following members of the Moot Court Board and Criminal Law Society for judging practice rounds:  Scott Grzenczyk '11, Brenden Blake '12, John Stoller '12, Jim Beck '12, Pete McGuiness '11, Richard Nguyen '11, Alexei Kuchinsky '11, Mikalai Hroshau '11, and Kyle Morishita '11