The curious case of Banjo Patterson
C. Banjo Patterson (played by Sandpoint High School teacher Conor Baranski) and Bonner County Prosecutor Louis Marshall watch as a bodycam video is played of a mock traffic stop as part of a Law Day education event for Sandpoint High School government teachers.
Photo by CAROLINE LOBSINGER
C. Banjo Patterson (played by Sandpoint High School teacher Conor Baranski) listens as Magistrate Judge Lori Meulenberg presides during the initial appearance portion of a mock trial held as part of a Law Day education event for Sandpoint High School government teachers.
Sandpoint High School government students listen as court officials outline what will take place during a Law Day education event on Wednesday.
Sandpoint Police Chief Corey Coon testifies during a mock trial during a Law Day education event to teach local government students about the law, both criminal and civil.
C. Banjo Patterson (played by Sandpoint High School teacher Conor Baranski) and members of the mock jury listen to the judge during a mock trial held as part of a Law Day education event on Wednesday. The pretend trial and a companion civil law presentation were designed to teach students about the law.
Magistrate Judge Tera Harden talks to Sandpoint High School students about civil law during Wednesday's Law Day education event.
Public defender Luke Hagelberg, Sandpoint High School teacher Conor Baranski and Bonner County Prosecutor Louis Marshall take part in a Law Day education event. The mock trial, held as part of Wednesday's event, was designed to teach students about the law.
Did "Banjo Patterson" hide drugs in a child's backpack, or was he the victim of bad luck?
That was the question Sandpoint High School students had to decide in their roles as jurors in a mock trial as part of Wednesday's Law Day activities.
"We just want to interact with the kids," Magistrate Judge Lori Meulenberg said of the decision to hold a mock trial as part of a statewide Law Day, a day of education and celebration of the legal system and its role in society.
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