Herbert J. Wechsler
National Criminal Law Moot Court Competition
Welcome to the Fourteenth Annual Herbert Wechsler National Criminal Law Moot Court Competition. This year's event will be hosted by SUNY Buffalo Law School on Saturday, March 31, 2012.
- 2012 Competition Registration Form(PDF)
- 2012 Wechsler Moot Court Problem(PDF)
- Rules of the 2012 Herbert Wechsler National Criminal Law Moot Court Competition(PDF) (Amended Jan. 13, 2012)
- First Round Questions and Answers(PDF) (Posted January 28, 2012)
- Second Round Questions and Answers(PDF) (Posted Febuary 10, 2012)
COMPETITION INFORMATION
- The competition will take place on March 31, 2012 in Downtown Buffalo.
- The Welcome Reception for all teams will take place on the night of March 30 (location TBA). ALL TEAMS ARE REQUIRED TO ATTEND because this is where we will announce the first round pairings for the competition the next day. Please plan your travel accordingly (see Hotel Arrangements below).
Question Policy
Hotel Arrangements
THE PROBLEM AND YOUR BRIEFS:
- The Problem is available here(PDF).
- Your Briefs must be postmarked by Monday, February 27, 2012.
- Each team will be assigned a team number randomly. Your briefs will be identified ONLY by your team number.
- PLEASE familiarize yourself with the competition and brief rules. The rules can be found here. If you have any questions regarding these rules, please contact Andrew (and see the question policy below).
In order to streamline the amount of emails we must respond to with questions about the briefs and the competition, we have instituted a question policy that will begin with two rounds of questioning. All questions that we receive will be answered together by email according to the following dates:
-1st round of questions: All questions are due to Andrew by Monday, January 23, 2012. Responses to these questions will be posted to this website and emailed out on Friday, January 27, 2012.
-2nd round of questions: All questions are due to Andrew by February 6, 2012. Responses to these questions will be posted to this website and emailed out on February 10, 2012.
We will keep you updated as to the dates when questions regarding oral arguments are due. After this second round of questions, any remaining questions will be answered at our discretion, so PLEASE adhere to the timetable set above. We are trying to make the process as efficient as possible and give the same information to all teams.
The awards ceremony/banquet will be held at the Adam's Mark Hotel in Buffalo. Teams are encouraged to reserve rooms at this hotel, as there is a "special rate" they will receive when booking the rooms for the competition. If your team has a preference to stay at a different hotel, that is certainly permitted; however, we do not have a similar fee arrangement with other local hotels. In addition, the Adam's Mark is within walking distance to the courthouse, where the rounds will be held. Teams can and should start booking their reservations ASAP for the weekend of the competition.
For reservations or any additional questions about the hotel, the Adam's Mark phone number is
(716) 845-5100.