| Year |
State Champion School |
Teacher |
Lawyer/Coaches |
Case Name |
Case Summary |
1987
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Boston Latin School
|
Malcolm Flynn
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Conrad Bletzer, Jr.
|
Commonwealth v Page
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Eyewitness identification
|
1988
|
Newton Northside
|
Marge Montgomery
|
Jay Flynn
Jim McGuire
|
Commonwealth v.
Robert Macafee
|
Assault with dangerous weapon: irate citizen shoots teenage driver after repeated harassment by kids in cars
|
1989
|
F.A. Day Jr. High
|
Marge Montgomery
|
Jay Flynn
|
Commonwealth v. Jameson
|
4th Amendment: school locker search for drugs
|
1990
National Ranking --3rd-- |
Newton North H.S.
|
Don Crowley
|
Jim McGuire
Elliot Loew
|
J. Doe, ppa v.
Brownsville School District
|
6th Grader with AIDS barred from attending public school
|
1991
National Ranking --3rd-- |
Newton North H.S.
|
Don Crowley
|
Jim McGuire
Elliot Loew
|
Commonwealth v.
Jamie Peale
|
Felony murder indictment of driver of the "getaway" car in a convenient store robbery
|
1992
National Ranking --5th--
|
Newton North H.S.
|
Don Crowley
|
Jim McGuire
Elliot Loew
|
Howard Greene, ppa v.
City of Craneville
|
Negligence for failure of day care staff to report child abuse
|
1993
National Ranking --27th-- |
English H.S.
|
Jerry Howland
|
David Levy
|
Commonwealth v.
Eliot
|
Date rape: students get drunk at house party; have sex; consent?
|
1994
National Ranking --23rd-- |
English H.S.
|
Jerry Howland
|
David Levy
|
Stacy Madison v.
City of Moneville
|
Student shot by handgun at high school; sues city for negligent failure of school to keep guns out of the school
|
1995
National Ranking --39th-- |
English H.S.
|
Jerry Howland
|
David Levy
|
Commonwealth v.
Dana Fox
|
Juvenile Transfer Hearing to be tried as adult for vehicular homicide running over victim in crash of stolen car
|
1996
National Ranking --13th-- |
Newton North H.S.
|
Don Crowley
|
Elliot Loew
|
Pat Barkley, ppa v.
City of Jamestown
|
Sexual harassment of high school girl by male students; alleged Title IX violation of school under "hostile environment" test for failure to control students
|
1997
National Ranking --23rd-- |
Newton North H.S.
|
Don Crowley
|
Elliot Loew
Josh McGuire
|
Mary Babson, Administratrix v. Jody Rivers et al.
|
Wrongful death; social host liability for parents and student who held "keg" party where underage student died from excess alcohol consumption
|
1998
National Ranking --17th-- |
Newton North H.S.
|
Don Crowley
|
Elliot Loew
Josh McGuire
Eric Pettit
|
Commonwealth v.
Mickey Peters
|
Manslaughter indictment of high school student for removing stop sign; couple killed in intersection crash
|
1999
National Ranking --23rd-- |
Wayland H.S.
|
Kevin Delaney
|
Robert Burdick
|
O.P. Taylor v.
Town of Thomas River
|
First Amendment/free speech. School punishes student based on content of student web page on home computer
|
2000
National Ranking --27th-- |
Needham H.S.
|
Jack O'Donnell
|
|
Ward v.
Bannon
|
c. 209A Abuse Prevention Order against boyfriend
|
2001
National Ranking --16th-- |
Newton North H.S.
|
Don Crowley
|
Elliot Loew
P.J. Hannon
|
Commonwealth v.
Jerejay G. Teasdale, III
|
Hate crimes; violation of civil rights: M.G.L c.265
Ethnic slurs and name calling leads to fight between north and south "Freedonians."
|
2002
National Ranking --39th-- |
Needham H.S.
|
Bob Baker
|
Gary Crossen
Dan Matthews
Jennifer Adreani
Sarah Theall
Mary Jo Johnson
|
Casey Willinger v.
Billy/Billie Bartin
|
Sports Injury/Civil Tort; negligence, battery, emotional distress: M.G.L c.233, Section 79G Batter hit in face by pitch. Intentional?
|
2003
National Ranking --29th-- |
Chelmsford H.S.
|
Denise Coffey
|
Dennis McHugh
Kevin Sullivan
|
Commonwealth v.
Hemmill N. Carter
|
Motion to Suppress – Criminal/Civil Liberties/Racial Profiling: M.G.L c.94C/32C, I and J, Mass Declaration of Rights Article IV and U.S. Constitution Amendment IV:
Search and seizure of a high school student and his belongings. Was it a proper response to a terrorist threat or was it a case of racial profiling? |
2004
National Ranking --12th-- |
Newton North High School |
Don Crowley |
Elliott Loew
Patrick J. Hannon
|
Jody Sarak v. Michael/Michelle D. Chervy |
In this case, the Plaintiff alleges the Defendant contributed to the infringement of copyrighted material by a third person. A college student in the Professor's music appreciation class makes a musician's work widely available via the Internet. Was the student encouraged to infringe the copyright of the musician or was the student the lone infringer? Is the Professor liable for contributory infringement or was it a fair use of the musician's work in a scholastic setting?
|
| 2005 National Ranking --18th-- |
Pioneer Valley Performing Arts High School |
Gary Huggett |
Robert Shute |
United States vs. Cameron/Carmela Berncoat |
This year’s case involves a trial before a judge (commonly referred to as a “bench trial”) in Federal Court on a criminal matter. The charges, which the Prosecution seeks to prove beyond a reasonable doubt, are conspiracy, malicious destruction of property by arson causing death and malicious mischief. A researcher at a federally funded laboratory agreed to permit some members of an Animal Rights Organization to come inside the facility on July 4, 2004. During the course of the incident, several animals are released, a fire starts and a fellow employee dies in the fire. Did the Defendant agree to release the animals and damage the facility or did s/he merely agree to allow the individuals in the facility to take pictures and learn the lay out so they could free animals from a different facility at a later date. In addition, the Defendant raises as a Defense that s/he withdrew from the conspiracy in a timely manner.
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| 2006 National Ranking --24th-- |
Boston Latin School |
Malcom Flynn |
Michael Tumposky
L. McDonough
Sean Cronin
|
Dannie Boyd vs. Findlay Auto Devices, Inc. |
This year’s case involves a trial before a judge (commonly referred to as a “bench trial”) in Superior Court on a civil matter involving product liability issues. The complaint, which the Plaintiff seeks to prove by a preponderance of the evidence, alleges that the Defendant negligently designed its product, breached express and implied warranties and that the negligence was the proximate cause of the Plaintiff’s accident. An owner of a portable Global Positioning System (GPS) is taking their spouse to the hospital in Boston. The driver looks down at the GPS screen and apparently misses a no right turn sign that was posted as a result of an easterly one way street having been reversed to a westerly direction. The driver turns right, proceeding east, and slams into a truck as it crosses the next intersection, leaving the Plaintiff driver’s spouse in a coma. The Plaintiff alleges that the accident would not have occurred had the GPS unit been properly designed. Is the design negligent? Was the product properly used by Plaintiff and/or was the accident foreseeable? Did the accident occur because of negligent design of the product or as a result of the Plaintiff’s negligent driving?
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