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§ 10-919. Admissibility of felonious and intentional killing of decedent in civil proceedings

West's Annotated Code of MarylandCourts and Judicial ProceedingsEffective: October 1, 2013

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Courts and Judicial Proceedings
Title 10. Evidence (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 9. Miscellaneous Rules (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2013
MD Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings, § 10-919
§ 10-919. Admissibility of felonious and intentional killing of decedent in civil proceedings
Currentness
In general
(a) After all right to appeal has been exhausted, a judgment of conviction establishing criminal accountability for the felonious and intentional killing of a decedent:
(1) Is admissible in a civil proceeding in which the common law Slayer's Rule is raised as an issue; and
(2) Conclusively establishes that the convicted individual feloniously and intentionally killed the decedent.
Construction of section
(b) This section may not be construed to prohibit a trier of fact, in the absence of a criminal conviction, from determining by a preponderance of the evidence in a civil proceeding that a killing was felonious and intentional.

Credits

Added by Acts 1998, c. 335, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1998; Acts 1998, c. 336, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1998. Amended by Acts 2013, c. 43, § 5; Acts 2013, c. 485, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2013; Acts 2013, c. 486, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2013.
MD Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings, § 10-919, MD CTS & JUD PRO § 10-919
Current through legislation effective through April 25, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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