RALEIGH, N.C. – Campbell Law School’s Old Kivett Advocacy Council (OKAC) hosted the 2014 Richard A. Lord Moot Court Competition, Sept. 17-20, at the law school. Seventy-four second-year students and more than 70 guest judges participated in the competition.
Chief U.S. District Judge James C. Dever, III, former Campbell Law Professor Richard A. Lord, and Campbell Law Dean J. Rich Leonard
This year’s problem involved the issue of teen “sexting.” Defendant John Doe, a 17 year-old, decided to replicate the Nude Maja, a famous Francisco Goya painting, with Jane Coe, his 15 year-old girlfriend. Doe took three nude pictures of Coe to replicate the painting. He emailed those pictures to Coe and his friend, Fred B. Doe was convicted for violating 18 U.S.C. § 2252A and required to register as a Tier II sex offender under 42 U.S.C. § 16901 et seq. On appeal, the competitors argued two issues: whether the evidence was sufficient to sustain a finding under 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(a)(1),(2), and (3); and whether the defendant should be required to register as a sex offender under 42 U.S.C. § 16901 et seq.
The final round was judged by former Campbell Law professor and competition namesake Richard A. Lord, alongside Chief U.S. District Judge James C. Dever, III, and Campbell Law Dean J. Rich Leonard.
Thomas Lamm and Troy Stone were named winners of the competition, while Whitney Jansta and Jamie Thomas also served as finalists. Anna Heath and Brittany Hill collected the Best Brief award, while Jansta won the Rick Edmundson Award and was named Best Oralist.
Comprised of 13 third-year and second-year students, the OKAC annually organizes the Richard A. Lord Intramural Moot Court Competition, the Campbell Law Negotiation Intramural Competition, and the Richard T. Bowser Intramural Client Counseling Competition.
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