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

September 6, 2022 By Law School Toolbox Team Leave a Comment

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

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Resources:

  • “Listen and Learn” series
  • California Bar Examination – Essay Questions and Selected Answers, February 2008
  • California Bar Examination – Essay Questions and Selected Answers, July 2010
  • Podcast Episode 248: Listen and Learn – Introduction to Homicide
  • Podcast Episode 295: Listen and Learn – Due Process and Equal Protection (Con Law)

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