California Bar Exam (July 2013) thread Forum

[rhapsodyinazul]

For those who enjoy learning by teaching: anyone want to give a last-minute primer on exactly where Prop 8 *actually* has a material effect on admissibility of evidence (as compared to result under CEC alone)? There are so many exceptions and I'm really having trouble getting it to stick.

EDIT: fixed a great typo

Only ones that I can remember are

(1) Prop 8 allows witnesses' credibility to be bolstered for before they have been impeached;
(2) Prop 8 might make evidence of withdrawn guilty pleas admissible, though it isn't clear; and
(3) extrinsic evidence is admissible for impeachment for crimes of moral turpitude AND specific instances of misconduct/lying in criminal cases (under Fed Rules, can only use EE for prior convictions).

Have a feeling I missed a few, though

[uwb09]

I really wish this could just be over with after tomorrow...

see you all at Santa Clara Convention center land tomorrow. I'm a local so if any people not from the area have any questions regarding where to go to eat/get drunk, let me know and I can point you in some good directions.

[Old Gregg]

im in santa clara too. if anyone wants to do post bar drinks let me know. also staying at the hilton across the street so if you dont have time to run for lunch and just want to crack down and review, i have access to the club in the hotel which has food and a quiet space to study.

[Tangerine Gleam]

@Rhapsody Thanks!

[a male human]

Welp, didn't Expect A Lot Of These Issues

SOrry Typing Here On My Phone Is Making My Text Weird

[uwb09]

Con Law, PR, and CP, you are so predictable CA bar exam...

[Old Gregg]

Can someone else please confirm that that PT was kind of confusing?

[Reinhardt]

I bombed that PT. Holy shit.

[Emma.]

I bombed that PT. Holy shit.

[a male human]

I bombed that PT. Holy shit.

[huckabees]

I bombed that PT. Holy shit.

At least you guys probably finished. I did not finish by a wide margin. I cannot believe this is happening.

[Old Gregg]

Thanks for the validation. I'm pretty sure I fucked shit up. Am still kind of fuming but got over it after a beer.

[Bucky83]

I bombed that PT. Holy shit.

[Torts Illustrated]

I bombed that PT too. Literally everyone I talked to or overheard at my test center said they also bombed it. That was brutal, but they can't fail all of us.

[Teoeo]

So other people also got anally raped by the PT?

[Old Gregg]

I bombed that PT. Holy shit.

At least you guys probably finished. I did not finish by a wide margin. I cannot believe this is happening.

Know people who have passed who didn't come close to finishing a PT. Hopefully, the next PT won't be nearly as hard.

[jmhendri]

thank god I came in here. I felt like throwing up after that PT.

[Kretzy]

thank god I came in hear. I felt like throwing up after that PT.

I actually panicked. And stopped writing for ten minutes. And couldn't figure out the laws. That was absolutely horrible.

[Reinhardt]

Think there's any chance they'll be like, "whoops, our bad. That one doesn't count"

[huckabees]

Focusing on the future rather than the past:

Any guesses for subjects on third day?

[jmhendri]

Anything but civ pro is ok by me. If this is the first year they test it three years in a row, I might walk out.

[Old Gregg]

1) I'm almost positive that one essay will be W&T. The other two will hopefully be MBE subjects.

2) LJL at the people wearing their law school sweatshirts.

[Old Gregg]

Focusing on the future rather than the past:

Any guesses for subjects on third day?

I'm planning on doubling down on W&T, Contracts, Real Property, and having a solid grasp of remedies in the event it appears as a crossover. Fuck corps, fuck A&P, and most definitely fuck civ pro.

[Torts Illustrated]

Focusing on the future rather than the past:

Any guesses for subjects on third day?

The easiest to guess were PR and Con Law, and we got those today. Community Property had also looked pretty likely.

I feel like we'll get Wills/Trusts with either a Remedies or PR crossover, Real Property, and either Evidence (probably CA distinctions) or Contracts.

[Shaggier1]

I think this quote from my buddy about sums it up:

"I have t cried in about ten years. Today, I got there"