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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

handle is hein.journals/lpsyr46 and id is 267 raw text is: 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.