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The 1L Blueprint - CRIMINAL LAW

The 1L Blueprint - CRIMINAL LAW

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The 1L Blueprint: Criminal Law (2026–2027)

Criminal Law asks you to hold two systems in your head at once: the common law and the Model Penal Code. The 1L Blueprint: Criminal Law puts them side by side in one organized 52-page outline, with a mnemonic for every framework so you can walk any defendant from act to defense.

Every unit opens with the rule, flags where the common law and the MPC split, and ends with the traps that cost points, like mixing up purpose and knowledge.

No practice questions. No extra homework. Just the law, laid out the way your exam answer should run, with room to make it your own.

What’s included

  • A one-page attack outline: six steps to run on any criminal law fact pattern, locked in with a single mnemonic

  • 12 units covering the full course: actus reus, mens rea, causation, homicide, attempt, conspiracy, accomplice liability, and defenses

  • 17 mnemonics, built in the order you’ll analyze each issue

  • 38 anchor cases with citations and one-line holdings, from Regina v. Dudley and Stephens to Kahler v. Kansas

  • Splits and traps boxes that flag where courts disagree and where 1Ls lose points

  • A “My Notes” page after every unit: what your professor emphasized, a log for your casebook’s cases, and Cornell-style class notes

  • Review tools at the back: a mnemonic master sheet, a classic cases index, and an exam-ready checklist

  • Instant PDF download, print-ready at 8.5×11

Who this is for

  • 1Ls taking Criminal Law this year who mix up common law and MPC rules

  • Students who lose track of the homicide grades and mental states

  • Visual learners who remember a mnemonic long after they’ve forgotten a paragraph

  • Anyone building their own outline who wants a reliable frame to start from

Who this isn’t for

  • Students who want practice questions. This book is deliberately just the law.

  • Anyone looking for criminal procedure. This covers substantive criminal law only.

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DISCLAIMER

The 1L Blueprint is an independent study aid for educational purposes only. It is not legal advice and does not create an attorney-client relationship. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by any law school, professor, casebook publisher, the American Law Institute, or the NCBE, and it does not replace your assigned reading or your professor’s instruction. Your professor’s version of the law controls on your exam. Some exams restrict outside materials, so check your exam rules before bringing any outline into the room. Rules reflect the common law, the Model Penal Code, and U.S. Supreme Court decisions through 2026. This is a digital product licensed for one student’s personal, non-commercial use; please do not share, resell, or upload it.