Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today's episode is part of our "Listen and Learn" series, where we review substantive areas of the law that you're likely to encounter on the bar exam. This time we are focusing on criminal law, specifically property crimes, which appear on both the MBE and in essay questions. In this episode, we discuss: How to approach open-ended questions and specific questions A summary of the rules for eight property crimes The merger doctrine Analyzing two hypos involving property crimes, from the July 2004 and July 2012 California bar exams Specific intent versus general intent Resources: Bar Exam Workshops and Tools (https://barexamtoolbox.com/bar-exam-workshops-and-courses/) California Bar Examination – Essay Questions and Selected Answers, July 2004 (https://juraxbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/July-2004-CBX.pdf) California Bar Examination – Essay Questions and Selected Answers, July 2012 (https://www.calbar.ca.gov/Portals/0/documents/admissions/Examinations/CBXJuly2012_Selected_Answers_Essays_R.pdf) Podcast Episode 101: Listen and Learn – Present Sense Impression vs. State of Mind (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-101-listen-and-learn-present-sense-impression-vs-state-of-mind/) Podcast Episode 102: Listen and Learn – The Statute of Frauds (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-102-listen-and-learn-the-statute-of-frauds/) Podcast Episode 103: Listen and Learn – Assault and Battery (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-103-listen-and-learn-assault-and-battery/) Podcast Episode 104: Listen and Learn – Intentional Torts: Defamation (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-104-listen-and-learn-intentional-torts-defamation/) Podcast Episode 105: Listen and Learn – Public and Private Nuisance (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-105-listen-and-learn-public-and-private-nuisance/) Podcast Episode 107: Listen and Learn – Assumption of Risk (Torts) (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-107-listen-and-learn-assumption-of-risk-torts/) Podcast Episode 108: Listen and Learn – The Commerce Clause (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-108-listen-and-learn-the-commerce-clause/) Podcast Episode 110: Listen and Learn – The Basics of Justiciability (Con Law) (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-110-Listen-and-Learn-The-Basics-of-Justiciability-Con-Law) Podcast Episode 111: Listen and Learn – Introduction to Supplemental Jurisdiction (Civ Pro) (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-111-introduction-to-supplemental-jurisdiction-civ-pro/) Approaching Criminal Law Questions on the MBE (https://barexamtoolbox.com/approaching-criminal-law-questions-on-the-mbe/) Download the Transcript (https://barexamtoolbox.com/episode-112-listen-and-learn-property-crimes/) If you enjoy the podcast, we'd love a nice review and/or rating on Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-pass-bar-exam-less-stress/id1370651486) 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 Bar Exam Toolbox website (https://barexamtoolbox.com/contact-us/). Finally, if you don't want to miss anything, you can sign up for podcast updates (https://barexamtoolbox.com/get-bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-updates/)! Thanks for listening! Alison & Lee