BPOC Basics

Valid defenses, mend fences. In this episode of BPOC Basics, hosts Jim McGregor and Amy Tyson discuss Chapter 8 of the Penal Code, concerning General Defenses to Criminal Responsibility. By diving further into the code, Jim and Amy give a better understanding of citizen's legal defenses and the level of proof necessary for those defenses to be utilized by defendants in the event of a criminal case...

Definitions, Definitions, Definitions. In the debut episode of BPOC Basics, hosts Jim McGregor and Amy Tyson discuss Chapter 1 of the Penal Code, concerning General Provisions. They break down the long list of definitions within the Penal Code to give listeners a more palatable understanding of the legal terminology necessary for applying the law.

Who's burden is it to bear? In this episode of BPOC Basics, hosts Jim McGregor and Amy Tyson discuss Chapter 2 of the Penal Code, concerning the Burden of Proof. Through multiple examples based on text law, Jim and Amy provide a comprehensive understanding of how the burden of proof is decided and to what level that proof must reach.

If you do multiple crimes, you may do multiple times. In this episode of BPOC Basics, hosts Jim McGregor and Amy Tyson discuss Chapter 3 of the Penal Code, concerning Multiple Prosecutions. By looking further into the code, Jim and Amy give a more approachable understanding of how multiple crimes are charged and prosecuted.