Moot Court Case 2023 Questions and Answers with
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Who is the petitioner/your client?
William DeNolf who is a 55 year old real estate agent who recently moved to Olympus.
Who is the respondent?
The State of Olympus
What are the two issues?
Whether the Functional Brain Mapping Exam (FBME) violates the right against self-
incrimination protected by the Fifth Amendment, as applied to the states through the
Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment?
Whether the sentence of solitary confinement, as applied to the Petitioner, violates the
Cruel and Unusual Punishment Clause of the Eighth Amendment, as applied to the
states through the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment?
Who is the victim in the case?
Ms. Andrea Somerville who was 28 years old, a biologist and a prostitute.
What court is this case before?
Supreme Court of the United States
What was the petitioner convicted for?
Murder
What is the FBME and what does it do?
Functional Brain Mapping Exam. It allows investigators to determine whether a suspect
has memory of being at the scene of a crime. Electrodes are placed on the person's
head and they are shown images of the scene, and if they have memory of being at the
scene, certain areas of the brain will essentially "light up".
Who performs the FBME test?
Trained technicians, often physicians, who work with law enforcement agencies as well
as private industries
What day did Mr. DeNolf meet Ms. Somerville?
Late at night on March 17, 2014
What was the motel called?
Sleep Suites
What city was the motel in?
Knerr
Who are the two detectives from the Knerr Police Department that are members
of the state and local task force that was established to investigate prostitution?
Jay Carney and Ashleigh Hammer
Which detective recognized Ms. Somerville from past stakeouts?
Ashleigh Hammer
Who found the body, where, and when?
Two maids found the body in room 417 on the morning of March 18, 2014.
What did the killer write on the walls of the room?
He or she wrote "wh0re" in the victim's blood.
What did DeNolf's wife tell him over the phone?
complete solution
Who is the petitioner/your client?
William DeNolf who is a 55 year old real estate agent who recently moved to Olympus.
Who is the respondent?
The State of Olympus
What are the two issues?
Whether the Functional Brain Mapping Exam (FBME) violates the right against self-
incrimination protected by the Fifth Amendment, as applied to the states through the
Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment?
Whether the sentence of solitary confinement, as applied to the Petitioner, violates the
Cruel and Unusual Punishment Clause of the Eighth Amendment, as applied to the
states through the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment?
Who is the victim in the case?
Ms. Andrea Somerville who was 28 years old, a biologist and a prostitute.
What court is this case before?
Supreme Court of the United States
What was the petitioner convicted for?
Murder
What is the FBME and what does it do?
Functional Brain Mapping Exam. It allows investigators to determine whether a suspect
has memory of being at the scene of a crime. Electrodes are placed on the person's
head and they are shown images of the scene, and if they have memory of being at the
scene, certain areas of the brain will essentially "light up".
Who performs the FBME test?
Trained technicians, often physicians, who work with law enforcement agencies as well
as private industries
What day did Mr. DeNolf meet Ms. Somerville?
Late at night on March 17, 2014
What was the motel called?
Sleep Suites
What city was the motel in?
Knerr
Who are the two detectives from the Knerr Police Department that are members
of the state and local task force that was established to investigate prostitution?
Jay Carney and Ashleigh Hammer
Which detective recognized Ms. Somerville from past stakeouts?
Ashleigh Hammer
Who found the body, where, and when?
Two maids found the body in room 417 on the morning of March 18, 2014.
What did the killer write on the walls of the room?
He or she wrote "wh0re" in the victim's blood.
What did DeNolf's wife tell him over the phone?
