COEUR d'ALENE - After much deliberation and reviewing of the facts, Lake City High School students found the fictional defendant guilty on two charges.

Mallory Cook's street law students spent seven weeks preparing for the mock trial, which ended just before 1 p.m. Friday.

"It was educational and fun," said Tim Dishman, 16. "I learned a lot from the experience... It was good to know just in case, if I ever get called in for jury duty in the future."

Tim was one of the 10 jurors who decided the fate of the fictional perpetrator, an 18-year-old male charged with battery and stalking.

Nathan Phillips, 14, gave the opening statement for the defense. He and colleague Tyler Rieken, 15, were somewhat disappointed with the verdict, but they still enjoyed the experience. Although the prosecution won on the two charges, the defendant was found not guilty of phone harassment.

"I like being on defense because I think it's best to have the defendant because they're innocent until proven guilty," Nathan said. "It's nice to defend someone rather than prosecute them."

Braxton Jerome, 17, was on the prosecution. He said he intends to have a career in law enforcement.

"I like knowing how to try and prosecute someone and trying to make the bad guy guilty, so that everyone will know," he said.

Cook's street law class conducts a mock trial once a semester, focusing on dating violence in the fall and rape in the spring.

"It makes you understand that there's people all over the world that suffer from teen harassment," Tim said. He said this is an issue that is important to consider: how to stop and control it.

This was the sixth mock trial in Cook's four years teaching at LCHS. She said her overall goal is for the students to become active citizens, to know their individual rights and know they can stand up to people who are mistreating them. Cook also said this is a way for the students to know the importance of looking out for each other. But most of all, she enjoys watching her students become ignited.

"They actually get heated and passionate about it," she said. "They get excited and they want to object, and they want to get in there and they want to be involved to make sure that he's found guilty or he stays innocent."

The mock trial was conducted with assistance from North Idaho Violence Prevention Center and the Kootenai County Prosecutor's Office. Prosecuting attorney Josh Studor served as the mock trial's judge.

"People from our community get actively involved in our education system, because they believe in what we're doing," Cook said. "Some people come in and volunteer their time and take time off work to make sure the kids are getting the best, well-rounded, real-life application of the law in the classroom."