John J. Gibbons National Criminal Procedure Moot Court Competition

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The John J. Gibbons Criminal Procedure Moot Court Competition, now in its sixteenth year, focuses on timely issues of criminal procedure and criminal law.  Held at Seton Hall University School of Law, Newark, New Jersey, the competition annually host thirty-two teams from around the country.  The competition's website is http://law.shu.edu/administration/registrar_bursar/moot_court/gibbons.html.

Recent issues include the following: (1) whether during a vehicular stop for a traffic infraction, an officer may conduct a patdown search of a passenger when the officer has an articulable basis to believe the passenger bight be armed and presently dangerous, but has no reasonable grounds to believe that the passenger is committing, or has committed, a criminal offense; and (2) whether a criminal defendant's statement, obtained in violation of the Sixth Amendment, be permissibly utilized as impeachment evidence when a defendant testifies on his own behalf.

In 2010, the team of Meghan Stokes, Tom Kelley, and Jim Payonk were Quarterfinalists and won Second Best Petitioners Brief.  In 2009 Karl H. Mundt and Jennifer Anderson advanced to the Octofinals. In 2007 Aleksandra Fremderman and Justin Watkins advanced to Octofinals and won Second Best Petitioner's Brief.

2010-2011 Criminal Procedure Team

Ryan Wangler, Stephanie Claiborne, and Coach Mark Vogel