NG Bar Part I Criminal Law study plan
NG Bar Part I Criminal Law · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Criminal Law
Map the entire Criminal Law syllabus into a one-page outline covering general principles, inchoate offenses, offenses against persons, property offenses, and offenses against public order
Define actus reus and mens rea and recite the distinction between them without notes
Classify the mental states (intent, knowledge, recklessness, negligence, strict liability) and match each to a sample offense
Draft a personal glossary of 25 core Criminal Law terms with one-line definitions
Solve 15 practice questions on general principles and log every wrong answer with the reason
Your checkpoint
A one-page syllabus map plus a 25-term glossary, both dated and filed
Criminal Law
Explain the concurrence requirement and apply it to three short fact patterns
Distinguish mistake of fact from mistake of law and predict liability outcomes in four scenarios
Outline causation rules, including intervening causes, in a numbered checklist
Compare transferred intent and coincidental intent using two worked examples
Answer 20 practice questions on mens rea, mistake, and causation and score them
Your checkpoint
A written causation checklist and a scored 20-question practice set with error notes
Criminal Law
Break down attempt into its elements and contrast the substantial step and proximity tests
Summarize conspiracy elements, including agreement, intent, and the overt act requirement where applicable
Analyze solicitation and distinguish it from conspiracy in a side-by-side table
Apply withdrawal and renunciation rules to three hypotheticals
Complete 20 practice questions on inchoate offenses and record accuracy
Your checkpoint
A one-page comparison table of attempt, conspiracy, and solicitation with withdrawal rules
Criminal Law
Outline the elements of homicide offenses and separate murder from manslaughter
Organize the degrees of murder and the felony murder rule into a decision tree
Distinguish voluntary from involuntary manslaughter with three fact patterns
List the elements of assault and battery and apply them to two scenarios
Answer 25 practice questions on offenses against persons and review each miss
Your checkpoint
A homicide decision tree and a scored 25-question set, with a written review of every error
Criminal Law
Outline theft offenses, including larceny, embezzlement, and false pretenses, and contrast their elements
Explain robbery and extortion and identify the distinguishing element in each
Analyze burglary elements, including the timing and intent requirements
Apply the claim of right defense to two property scenarios
Complete 25 practice questions on property offenses and log accuracy by subtopic
Your checkpoint
A property offenses comparison chart covering five offenses and their distinct elements
Criminal Law
Summarize the defenses of justification and excuse and sort ten examples into the correct category
Explain self-defense, defense of others, and defense of property with their limits
Analyze duress, necessity, and insanity tests and match each to a scenario
Describe entrapment and identify when it applies
Answer 20 practice questions on defenses and review every incorrect item
Your checkpoint
A defenses sorting table with ten worked examples and a scored 20-question set
Criminal Law
Outline offenses against public order, including disorderly conduct and related offenses
Explain perjury and obstruction offenses and their mental state requirements
Assemble a single condensed outline of the whole syllabus for final review
Complete 30 mixed practice questions under timed conditions and score them
Identify the three weakest subtopics from the timed set and write a targeted review list
Your checkpoint
A condensed full-syllabus outline plus a timed 30-question score report with a weak-topic list
Criminal Law
Re-drill every logged wrong answer from weeks 1 through 7 and confirm each is corrected
Recite the elements of the ten most tested offenses from memory
Complete two full timed practice sets and compare scores for improvement
Review the condensed outline twice and flag any remaining gaps
Write a one-page exam-day strategy covering time allocation and question triage
Your checkpoint
A corrected error log showing all prior misses resolved, plus two timed practice scores and a one-page strategy sheet
Milestones
Week 2: Score at least 70 percent on the 20-question mens rea, mistake, and causation set
Week 4: Score at least 75 percent on the 25-question offenses-against-persons set and explain the homicide decision tree aloud without notes
Week 6: Score at least 80 percent on the 20-question defenses set and correctly sort at least 9 of 10 defenses examples
Week 7: Score at least 80 percent on the timed 30-question mixed set and name the three weakest subtopics
Week 8: Score at least 85 percent on both full timed practice sets and show a fully corrected error log