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The Cathedral of Learning bore witness to the civil and criminal trials of multiple defendants this weekend. Among the defendants, lawyers, and witnesses were 18 Carnegie Mellon students — the members of the mock trial team.

Carnegie Mellon Mock Trial came in fifth place out of 23 teams at the second annual Steel City Invitational, hosted by the University of Pittsburgh. The event invited schools nationwide to partake in a four-round, two-day competition.

In addition, two individual team members—Sudeep Paul and Andrew Robb—received the Attorney Award and Best Witness Award, respectively.

The University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon faced over 15 competitors, including teams from Georgetown University, the University of Michigan–Ann...

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