Criminal Law
Build the mens rea habit: read the facts, identify the mental state, and match it to the right offense.
Mens rea · Homicide · Inchoate & theft offenses · Justification defenses
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3 topic categories
120 practice exercises
Topic categories
Issue Spot: The Roadside Confrontation
Mens Rea & Homicide
Rule Check: Attempt or Mere Preparation
Inchoate Offenses, Theft & Defenses
Exam Analysis: The Medication Mix-Up
Mens Rea & Homicide
Issue Spot: The Balcony Push and the Harmless Poison
Mens Rea & Homicide
Issue Spot: The Warehouse Break-In Plan
Inchoate Offenses, Theft & Defenses
Rule Check: Justification, Excuse, and the Defense of Necessity
Inchoate Offenses, Theft & Defenses
Rule Check: Murder or Manslaughter Under the Two Codes
Mens Rea & Homicide
Exam Analysis: The Pharmacist and the Extortion Plot
Mens Rea & Homicide
Issue Spot: The Inside Hand and the Fence
Inchoate Offenses, Theft & Defenses
Issue Spot: The Alley Confrontation
Inchoate Offenses, Theft & Defenses
Issue Spot: The Silent Caregiver
Mens Rea & Homicide
Rule Check: The Insanity Standards
Inchoate Offenses, Theft & Defenses
Rule Check: The Agreement and the Overt Act
Inchoate Offenses, Theft & Defenses
Exam Analysis: The Dropped Stone
Mens Rea & Homicide
Exam Analysis: The Robbery Death
Mens Rea & Homicide
The Warehouse Fire and the Night Watchman
Long Essays
The Bar Fight and Self-Defense
Long Essays
The Conspiracy in the Group Chat
Long Essays
The Stolen Car and the Joyride Defense
Long Essays
The Intoxicated Driver and the Fatal Crash
Long Essays
Homicide Liability in the Warehouse
Mens Rea & Homicide
The Failed Heist Analysis
Inchoate Offenses, Theft & Defenses
The Heat of Passion Test
Mens Rea & Homicide
The Necessity Defense Boundary
Inchoate Offenses, Theft & Defenses
The Mercer Corp Facility Fire
Mens Rea & Homicide
Homicide and the Felony-Murder Doctrine
Long Essays
Inchoate Crimes: Attempt and Solicitation
Long Essays
Self-Defense and Imperfect Self-Defense
Long Essays
The Mens Rea of Larceny and Embezzlement
Long Essays
Conspiracy and the Pinkerton Doctrine
Long Essays
The Warehouse Incident
Mens Rea & Homicide
The False Rescue
Inchoate Offenses, Theft & Defenses
The Deadly Duel
Mens Rea & Homicide
The Unsolicited Helper
Inchoate Offenses, Theft & Defenses
The Negligent Driver
Mens Rea & Homicide
Homicide and the Felony Murder Rule
Long Essays
Inchoate Offenses: Attempt and Conspiracy
Long Essays
Justification: Self-Defense and Defense of Others
Long Essays
Mens Rea and Mistake of Law
Long Essays
Insanity and Diminished Capacity
Long Essays
Aria's Midnight Confrontation
Mens Rea & Homicide
Mercer Corp and the Corporate Sabotage
Inchoate Offenses, Theft & Defenses
The Meaning of Malice
Mens Rea & Homicide
The Limits of Withdrawal
Inchoate Offenses, Theft & Defenses
The Escalating Bar Fight
Mens Rea & Homicide
The Warehouse Ambush and the Liability of Accomplices
Long Essays
The Self-Defense Dilemma in a Domestic Dispute
Long Essays
Inchoate Crimes: The Failed Robbery
Long Essays
The Felony Murder Rule and Its Limits
Long Essays
Mistake of Fact and Mens Rea
Long Essays
The Warehouse Confrontation
Mens Rea & Homicide
The Trespasser's Dilemma
Inchoate Offenses, Theft & Defenses
The Heat of Passion Rule
Mens Rea & Homicide
The Conspiracy Agreement
Inchoate Offenses, Theft & Defenses
The Accidental Poisoning
Mens Rea & Homicide
The Ambush at Blackwood Creek
Long Essays
The Warehouse Fire
Long Essays
The Stolen Jewelry Defense
Long Essays
The Necessity of Silence
Long Essays
The Conspiracy of Two
Long Essays
Aria's Midnight Encounter: Identifying Homicide Degrees
Mens Rea & Homicide
Mercer Corp and the Duress Claim
Inchoate Offenses, Theft & Defenses
The Heat of Passion Standard
Mens Rea & Homicide
The Scope of Inchoate Offenses
Inchoate Offenses, Theft & Defenses
Exam Analysis: The Reasonable Person and Negligent Homicide
Mens Rea & Homicide
The Night of the Forgotten Lock
Long Essays
The Reckless Driver's Dilemma
Long Essays
The Vengeful Roommate
Long Essays
The Incendiary Mistake
Long Essays
The Accomplice at the Crossroads
Long Essays
The Construction Site Incident
Mens Rea & Homicide
The Failed Warehouse Heist
Inchoate Offenses, Theft & Defenses
The Heat of Passion Test
Mens Rea & Homicide
The Burden of Necessity
Inchoate Offenses, Theft & Defenses
The Pharmacist's Dilemma
Mens Rea & Homicide
The Ambush at Blackwood Creek
Long Essays
The Warehouse Heist and Accomplice Liability
Long Essays
Self-Defense and the Duty to Retreat
Long Essays
The Reckless Driver's Dilemma
Long Essays
The Duress Defense at the Bank
Long Essays
The Construction Site Incident
Mens Rea & Homicide
The Vault Heist Gone Wrong
Inchoate Offenses, Theft & Defenses
The Heat of the Moment
Mens Rea & Homicide
The Necessity Defense Boundary
Inchoate Offenses, Theft & Defenses
The Failed Alibi of the Thief
Inchoate Offenses, Theft & Defenses
The Nocturnal Intruder and the Reasonable Mistake
Long Essays
The Drunken Recklessness of the Getaway Driver
Long Essays
The Misguided Rescue and Involuntary Manslaughter
Long Essays
The Entrapment of a Would-Be Thief
Long Essays
The Proximate Cause of the Failed Escape
Long Essays
The Bar Fight Outcome
Mens Rea & Homicide
The Failed Heist and Self-Defense
Inchoate Offenses, Theft & Defenses
The Elements of Attempt
Inchoate Offenses, Theft & Defenses
Provocation and Heat of Passion
Mens Rea & Homicide
The Reckless Driver Case
Mens Rea & Homicide
The Incomplete Burglary and Homicide Liability
Long Essays
Duress and the Voluntary Act Requirement
Long Essays
Insanity and Diminished Capacity
Long Essays
Self-Defense and the Retreat Doctrine
Long Essays
Accomplice Liability and Withdrawal
Long Essays
The Warehouse Incident: Identifying Homicide Issues
Mens Rea & Homicide
The Stolen Ledger: Inchoate Offense Issues
Inchoate Offenses, Theft & Defenses
Defining the Heat of Passion
Mens Rea & Homicide
The Self-Defense Threshold
Inchoate Offenses, Theft & Defenses
The Warehouse Guard Analysis
Mens Rea & Homicide
The Confluence of Homicide and Justification
Long Essays
Inchoate Offenses and Withdrawal
Long Essays
Theft and Transmutation of Possession
Long Essays
Mens Rea and Statutory Interpretation
Long Essays
Causation and Intervening Acts
Long Essays
The Construction Site Incident
Mens Rea & Homicide
The Misguided Rescue
Inchoate Offenses, Theft & Defenses
The Heat of Passion Test
Mens Rea & Homicide
The Duress Requirement
Inchoate Offenses, Theft & Defenses
Analyzing Malice Aforethought
Mens Rea & Homicide
The Warehouse Ambush and Intentional Harm
Long Essays
Self-Defense Limits and Imperfect Justification
Long Essays
The Inchoate Crimes of Attempt and Solicitation
Long Essays
Mens Rea and the Doctrine of Mistake
Long Essays
Accomplice Liability and the Abandonment Defense
Long Essays
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