357: Listen and Learn -- Prosecution of a Criminal Trial (Burdens, Presumptions, Sufficiency)

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Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! The topic of today's "Listen and Learn" episode is Criminal Procedure. Specifically, we're talking about a few topics related to the prosecution of a criminal trial: burden of proof, presumptions, and sufficiency of the evidence.

In this episode we discuss:

  • The burden of proof in a criminal case
  • A review of the substantive law defining murder
  • Rebuttable and irrebuttable presumptions in jury instructions
  • How do we know whether the prosecution has met its burden?
  • When can the defendant move for a judgment of acquittal?
  • Analyzing two hypos from previous California bar exams

Resources:

Download the Transcript (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/episode-357-listen-and-learn-prosecution-of-a-criminal-trial/)

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Thanks for listening!

Alison & Lee

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Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! The topic of today's "Listen and Learn" episode is Criminal Procedure. Specifically, we're talking about a few topics related to the prosecution of a criminal trial: burden of proof, presumptions, and sufficiency of the evidence.

In this episode we discuss:

  • The burden of proof in a criminal case
  • A review of the substantive law defining murder
  • Rebuttable and irrebuttable presumptions in jury instructions
  • How do we know whether the prosecution has met its burden?
  • When can the defendant move for a judgment of acquittal?
  • Analyzing two hypos from previous California bar exams

Resources:

Download the Transcript (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/episode-357-listen-and-learn-prosecution-of-a-criminal-trial/)

If you enjoy the podcast, we'd love a nice review and/or rating on Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/law-school-toolbox-podcast/id1027603976) 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 Law School Toolbox website (http://lawschooltoolbox.com/contact). If you're concerned about the bar exam, check out our sister site, the Bar Exam Toolbox (http://barexamtoolbox.com/). You can also sign up for our weekly podcast newsletter (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/get-law-school-podcast-updates/) to make sure you never miss an episode!

Thanks for listening!

Alison & Lee

2022-09-05 20 min
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