311: Spotlight on Criminal Law (Part 1) from The Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast: Pass the Bar Exam with Less Stress

311: Spotlight on Criminal Law (Part 1)

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Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! This is the first of three episodes in which we summarize the topics from Criminal Law we've covered in our "Listen and Learn" series. We begin by reviewing the elements of a crime (actus reus, mens rea, causation, concurrence) and the various types of homicide (first-degree murder, second-degree murder, voluntary manslaughter, involuntary manslaughter). We also cover legal defenses in criminal law and provide an attack plan for analyzing homicide questions on an exam.

In this episode, we discuss:

The essential elements of a crime
The different types of homicide
Legal defenses in criminal law
An attack plan for analyzing homicide questions on an exam

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