Defenses to Crimes

Defenses to Crimes

This video covers the major defenses, such as insanity, intoxication, impossibility, and self-defense. Not all defenses are covered. As always, the slides are posted below the video for your reference. Video: Slides:...

Analyzing Homicide

Most criminal law rules are straightforward and easy to apply. Most crimes are element-driven, so it is just a matter of stating, defining, and applying the elements of whichever crimes the facts suggest. Homicide, on the other hand, often gives students fits, because...

Determining the Category of Theft

This flow chart exposes the distinctions between the different theft crimes and allows you to work your way, step by step, to the appropriate crime. Distinguishing between common law theft crimes is commonly tested on criminal law exams, and is tested on the bar exam,...