Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, we’re focusing on the basics of Criminal Law – that is, the elements of a crime. Specifically, we’re going to spend some time diving into the two most important elements: causation and mens rea.
In this episode we discuss:
- The four elements necessary to prove a crime
- The defendant’s state of mind and criminal intent when they commit a crime
- Actual and proximate causation
- Two hypos from previous California bar exams
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Resources:
- “Listen and Learn” series
- California Bar Examination – Essay Questions and Selected Answers, July 2007
- California Bar Examination – Essay Questions and Selected Answers, October 2020
- Podcast Episode 185: Listen and Learn – Prosecution of a Criminal Trial (Burdens, Presumptions, Sufficiency)
- Podcast Episode 202: Listen and Learn – Defenses to a Crime
- Podcast Episode 218: Listen and Learn – Intent Under the Model Penal Code (Criminal Law)
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