Academy cadet wins mock trial competition
(Courtesy photo) By Ray Bowden U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- An Air Force Academy cadet took the ‘top attorney’ award at a legal mock trial competition in Boulder, Colorado, Jan. 19-20. Legal studies major Cadet 1st Class Max Hunter took first place at the Colorado University-Boulder Battle 2019. The American Mock Trial Association competition is one of many in U.S. to prepare undergraduates for AMTA tournaments February through April. “When I found out I’d won ‘top attorney,’ it was neat -- but I was more worried about how [the Academy’s] team placed,” Hunter said. Hunter successfully argued a case involving...