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Osman v. Osman
No. 120291Supreme Court of Virginia
120291 Osman v. Osman 02/28/2013 In a declaratory judgment action, a decedent's estate administrators established, based on the undisputed evidence, that the decedent's son murdered his mother, without justifi…
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120291 Osman v. Osman 02/28/2013 In a declaratory judgment action, a decedent's estate administrators established, based on the u…
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120291 Osman v. Osman 02/28/2013 In a declaratory judgment action, a decedent's estate administrators established, based on the undisputed evidence, that the decedent's son murdered his mother, without justification, by strangling her and beating her head against the ground. Under Virginia's "slayer statute", former Code §§ 55-401 through -415 (see now Code §§ 64.2-2500 through -2511), the evidence, measured under the preponderance of the evidence standard applicable to civil proceedings and made applicable in this case under clause (ii) of former Code § 55-401 (see now Code § 64.2-2500), is sufficient to prove the elements of murder. The trial court was therefore correct in finding that th…
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