The People vs. King David: A Trial
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GUILTY OR NOT GUILTY?
From his unexpected defeat of Goliath, the poet David rose to become one of the ancient Israelites' most beloved rulers. Renowned as a fearless military leader, a unifying political ruler, and composer of many psalms in the Hebrew Bible, his career was also rife with rumors of sexual scandal, excessive bloodshed, and corruption.
Now charges have been brought! King David stands accused of multiple counts of murder and conspiracy to commit murder. In a dramatic live courtroom battle, attorneys grapple with issues of morality, law and power.
| Presiding Judge: | The Honorable Solomon Oliver Jr., Chief Judge United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio |
| Defense Attorney: | Avery Friedman, civil rights attorney, Chief Counsel of The Fair Housing Council, and legal correspondent for CNN |
| Prosecuting Attorney: | Geoffrey S. Mearns, Provost, Cleveland State University, and former Dean of the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law |
| Bailiff / Moderator: | Kevin McMunigal, Judge Ben C. Green Professor, Case Western Reserve University School of Law |
The audience voted...what was the verdict? While the votes were counted, a panel of Cleveland's most engaging clergy brought a religious perspective to the difficult moral and ethical issues highlighted in the trial held during the evening of November 12, 2011 in the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Moot Courtroom.
- Rabbi Steve Segar, Kol HaLev, Cleveland's Reconstructionist Jewish Community
- Rabbi Robert Nosanchuk, Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple
- The Reverend Leah C. K. Lewis, Olivet Institutional Baptist Church
