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46 Law & Psychol. Rev. 255 (2021-2022)
The Slayer Rule and Its Effect on Family Members of the Slain Decedent: Maximizing Closure and Minimizing Trauma

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               THE  SLAYER   RULE  AND   ITS EFFECT  ON
           FAMILY   MEMBERS OF THE SLAIN DECEDENT:
         MAXIMIZING CLOSURE AND MINIMIZING TRAUMA


                                                             Josh Noles*


                          TABLE  OF CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION................................................................................................. 256
II. VARIATIONS IN HOW THE SLAYING MAY BE PROVEN  ............................... 258
      A. Jurisdictions that Use Civil Trials to Determine if the Slayer Rule
          Should App ly ..................................................................................... 258
      B. Slayer Statues that Do Not Have Provisions for Using Civil Trials to
          Determine if the Rule Applies ........................................................... 261
      C. Requiring a Civil Trial Even When There Is a Murder Conviction..... 265
III. VARIATIONS IN THE SCOPE OF THE SLAYER RULE....................................... 265
IV. CONCLUSION ................................................................................................. 269
      A. Model Slayer Statute ............................................................................ 269
      B. Discussion of the Model Slayer Statute ............................................... 270


     J.D. Candidate, University of Alabama School of Law 2023; B.S., University of Alabama
2020. I would like to thank Professor Fredrick Vars for sparking my interest in slayer laws. Also, I
would like to thank my parents for their support.

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