2020/2021 Conference

Summary of the case:

For the 2021 UBC Moot Court case, we pursued a criminal case that will challenge participants to assess multiple outcomes of a murder trial. The scenario is as follows. After an arduous relationship with his boss, his marriage, and his own mental health, the accused plans to murder his boss out of revenge. The accused breaks into his boss’ home, stabs him with a knife, and flees the scene leaving behind indisputable evidence. Unknowingly, however, the victim was already deceased prior to the stabbing due to a heart attack. This bears the question, should the accused be charged with attempted murder? What other charges should be tried in this matter?