202: Listen and Learn -- Defenses to a Crime | The Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast: Pass the Bar Exam...

Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, we're looking at a few specific defenses in Criminal Law, which if used successfully, may exonerate a defendant or reduce their punishment. In this episode, we discuss: Factual and affirmative defenses Perfect and imperfect affirmative defenses Defense of duress Defenses having to do with the defendant's mental state Self-defense and defense of others Analyzing two essay questions from previous California bar exams Resources: “Listen and Learn” series (https://barexamtoolbox.com/bar-exam-t...) (https://barexamtoolbox.com/bar-exam-t...) California Bar Examination – Essay Questions and Selected Answers, February 2007 (https://juraxbar.com/wp-content/uploa...) (https://juraxbar.com/wp-content/uploa...) California Bar Examination – Essay Questions and Selected Answers, October 2020 (https://www.calbar.ca.gov/Portals/0/d...) (https://www.calbar.ca.gov/Portals/0/d...) Podcast Episode 70: Tackling a California Bar Exam Essay: Criminal Law and Procedure (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-ep...) (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-ep...) Podcast Episode 79: Tackling an MEE Criminal Law/Procedure and Evidence Essay (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-ep...) (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-ep...) Podcast Episode 185: Listen and Learn – Prosecution of a Criminal Trial (Burdens, Presumptions, Sufficiency) (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-ep...) (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-ep...) Download the Transcript (https://barexamtoolbox.com/episode-20...) (https://barexamtoolbox.com/episode-20...) (https://barexamtoolbox.com/episode-20...) If you enjoy the podcast, we'd love a nice review and/or rating on Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/b...) (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/b... (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/b...) or your favorite listening app. And feel free to reach out to us directly. You can always reach us via the contact form on the Bar Exam Toolbox website (https://barexamtoolbox.com/contact-us/) (https://barexamtoolbox.com/contact-us/ (https://barexamtoolbox.com/contact-us/)). Finally, if you don't want to miss anything, you can sign up for podcast updates (https://barexamtoolbox.com/get-bar-ex...) (https://barexamtoolbox.com/get-bar-ex... (https://barexamtoolbox.com/get-bar-ex...! Thanks for listening! Alison & Lee Episode link: https://play.headliner.app/episode/13...