Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, we are walking through the February 2017 California bar exam question on criminal law and criminal procedure. This is part of our series of podcasts talking about how to approach questions on the California bar exam.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Fourth Amendment rights, including The Fruit of the Poisonous Tree Doctrine
• When is a search by a state actor valid?
• Establishing whether probable cause exists for a warrant to be issued
• The "good faith exception" to the warrant requirement
• Self-Incrimination Clause of the Fifth Amendment, and the Miranda rights
• The defense of entrapment

Resources:

• California Bar Examination – Essay Questions and Selected Answers, February 2017 (https://www.calbar.ca.gov/Portals/0/documents/admissions/Examinations/CBXFeb2017_Selected_EssayQuestions1-6_R.pdf)
• Podcast Episode 24: Tackling a California Bar Exam Essay: Professional Responsibility and Evidence (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-24-tackling-a-california-bar-exam-essay-professional-responsibility-and-evidence/)
• Podcast Episode 32: Tackling a California Bar Exam Essay: Wills and Community Property (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-32-tackling-a-california-bar-exam-essay-wills-and-community-property/)
• Podcast Episode 35: Tackling a California Bar Exam Essay: Corporations (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-35-tackling-a-california-bar-exam-essay-corporations/)
• Podcast Episode 39: Tackling a California Bar Exam Essay: Real Property (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-39-tackling-a-california-bar-exam-essay-real-property/)
• Podcast Episode 44: Tackling a California Bar Exam Essay: Constitutional Law (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-44-tackling-a-california-bar-exam-essay-constitutional-law/)
• Podcast Episode 49: Tackling a California Bar Exam Essay: Tort Law (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-49-tackling-a-california-bar-exam-essay-tort-law/)
• Podcast Episode 64: Tackling a California Bar Exam Essay: Contract Law (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-64-tackling-a-california-bar-exam-essay-contract-law/)
• California Bar Exam Courses and Tools (https://barexamtoolbox.com/california-bar-exam-courses-tools/)

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Alison & Lee