BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WNKY) – A Warren County courtroom looked and sounded a lot like the real thing Thursday night, except the attorneys, witnesses, and legal strategists were all high school students.

Warren Central High School’s Law and Justice class held its annual mock trial inside Judge Brent Potter’s courtroom at the Warren County Justice Center. Students spent months preparing a full criminal case from scratch, complete with opening statements, witness questioning, and closing arguments.

Teacher Daren Bowen, who leads the class, said the goal was to make the experience as realistic as possible.

“We’re taking a mock murder trial… and this is going to be as real as real could be here in the courtroom,” Bowen said.

Two separate class blocks faced off: one acting as the prosecution,

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