The Colorado State Court of Appeals kicked off its Courts in the Community program with a unique event at Overland High School this week -- court proceedings in front of about 200 students.
According to the Aurora Sentinal, the Courts in the Community program is designed to introduce students to the unique functions of the appellate court with actual cases instead of mock trials. The event included an appeal for a workers' compensation case -- Safeway Inc. and Michael Arellano v. Martinson Snow Removal Inc. -- in effort to illustrate contract law, followed by a DUI case.
Students were encouraged to ask the presiding judges and lawyers questions about the case, though no judgement was given on either appeal during the event.
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