Second Vinny. I’m not a lawyer, but used to work on a unit for people found incompetent to stand trial, and a lot of our job was to stage Mock Trials so they could learn and demonstrate sufficient understanding of court proceedings to be found competent. We found Vinny to be uniquely valuable, both because of its accuracy and its structure, which is basically teaching a novice lawyer how to conduct a trial.
Perry is not so much inaccurate (he is, but not as much as often claimed) but in the TV show he rarely goes to trial. Most of what we see is a Preliminary Hearing, where judges have a lot of discretion to waive formal procedures, since there is no jury. So not a helpful teaching tool. Law and Order could be useful, but you would probably need a knowledgeable attorney to pick and choose excerpts from several episodes to get useful examples of a whole trial. Probably not appropriate for Middle School, but I like most of the court stuff on Goliath. Sent from Gmail Mobile On Fri, 5 Jan 2024 at 1:23 PM Doug Eastick <[email protected]> wrote: > I love this reply. Thank you Adam, and welcome. > > May I suggest Legally Blonde? :) > > More seriously, the only thing I've watched recently with courtrooms was > the Netflix Lincoln Lawyer. Some of that might cover your desired > elements. > > > > On Fri, Jan 5, 2024 at 4:08 PM Adam Snavely <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Longtime listener first time caller. >> >> It may sound counter intuitive, but My Cousin Vinny is frequently used in >> law school and continuing legal education trainings. Same with Few Good >> Men. Obviously you’d need to edit it to get them down to the required run >> time. I remember really enjoying the first season of Murder One, but it’s >> been a long time so I can’t comment on the realism anymore. >> >> Good luck. >> >> Adam J. Snavely >> Attorney at Law >> >> >> >> On Fri, Jan 5, 2024 at 2:55 PM Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I need to show my middle school class how a courtroom functions. Opening >>> statements, examination, cross examination, closing arguments. Should be >>> one hour or less. Looking for the best example. >>> >>> It’s harder than you think. Perry Mason is unrealistic in nearly every >>> episode. LA Law doesn’t show most trials complete. >>> >>> Kevin M. (RPCV) >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4BWStCXPaE8e-Gyv-Y2wQ7Rz%3DQx2qJaAcDYP7aTQu0jvQ%40mail.gmail.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4BWStCXPaE8e-Gyv-Y2wQ7Rz%3DQx2qJaAcDYP7aTQu0jvQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> > To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAFHUEhYinWshhPO7H0MkUf43R2xpxw3cqiCqmb%2BcLjSv9wROGw%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAFHUEhYinWshhPO7H0MkUf43R2xpxw3cqiCqmb%2BcLjSv9wROGw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAK5Q1BoCa7wz7_r%3D2mA6Ud18ZkimrmpFiCKqfHRFvqHc_8it8Q%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAK5Q1BoCa7wz7_r%3D2mA6Ud18ZkimrmpFiCKqfHRFvqHc_8it8Q%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYKmN3jixC0oNtuqhx1Q2euHRAQ%3DFwHJkNttn2DnqWKObA%40mail.gmail.com.
