The Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast: Pass the Bar Exam with Less Stress29 Huhti 2024

260: Listen and Learn -- Elements of a Crime

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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