Point of Law

Mathias Anderson, foreground, questions witness Ben Kaurala, right, during a mock trial that was part of a field trip to visit the Gogebic County Circuit Court taken by Sherri Nyquist's class of Bessemer third graders Tuesday. Circuit Judge Michael Pope presided over the trial of a student accused of eating too many pancakes as a way to introduce the Bessemer students to the court system. After deliberating, the jury found the defendant not guilty.