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Girl Walks Into A Bar (Exam)
Criminal Law/Procedure Outline

Specific Intent Crimes:
BAM ACTS

B urglary
A ssault
M urder, 1st Degree premeditated

A ttempt
C onspiracy
T heft (larceny)
S olicitation

General Intent Crimes:
MBRIK

M urder (2nd degree)
B attery
R ape
I mprisonment (false)
K idnapping

Criminal Procedure CrimPro Warrantless Search
warrant-less search exceptions:
CHEAPS

Consent
Hot Pursuit
Exigent
Auto
Plain View
Search Incident to Lawful Arrest

Defenses to crimes:
I DEMAND COPS

Insanity
Drinking
Entanglement
Mistake (law/facts)
Age (minor)
Necessity

Consent
Others (Defense of)
Property (Defense of)
Self-Defense

Famous quote from my criminal law professor!  If there’s a criminal law question on the bar exam, I’ll bet you a steak dinner that someones gonna die!

I’ve heard that if the murder happened during the commission of a felony, make SURE you talk about foreseeability, not just that it should have been foreseeable, but why someone planning the felony would realize that victims go ape shit when you point a gun at them and do stupid things and someone is gonna get killed.