CHAPTER NUMBER: 336
File Code: Civil Actions and Procedures
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 29
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates E. Burns, Vallario, Hutchins, Menes, D. Murphy,
Nathan-Pulliam, O'Donnell, Petzold, and M. Burns
- Entitled:
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Evidence - Civil Proceedings - Slayer's Rule - Admissibility and
Effect of Certain Criminal Convictions
Providing that a judgment of conviction establishing criminal
accountability for the felonious and intentional killing of a decedent
is admissible in a subsequent civil proceeding in which the common law
Slayer's Rule is raised as an issue, and conclusively establishes that
the convicted individual feloniously and intentionally killed the
decedent.
House Action
- 1/26
- First Reading Judiciary
- 2/18
- Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/19
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
- 3/20
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/23
- Third Reading Passed (136-0)
- 4/4
- Return Passed
- 5/12
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 336
Senate Action
- 3/24
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 4/6
- Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 4/7
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/8
- Third Reading Passed (47-0)
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Emmett C. Burns, Jr., District 10
- Delegate Michael W. Burns, District 32
- Delegate Thomas E. Hutchins, District 28
- Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
- Delegate Donald E. Murphy, District 12A
- Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
- Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C
- Delegate Carol Stoker Petzold, District 19
- Delegate Joseph F. Vallario, Jr., District 27A
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
- COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT COURTS; DISTRICT COURTS
- CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES
- ESTATES AND TRUSTS -see also- FIDUCIARIES
- EVIDENCE
- MURDER
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Courts and Judicial Proceedings
- (
10-919
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- House
- Number: 651694/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 20, 1998 at:
11:15 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- House
- March 23, 1998: Third Reading Passed (136-0)
- Senate
- April 8, 1998: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
