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Nick Reiner’s Criminal Case – Which Arises Following The Deaths Of His Parents Rob And Michele Reiner – Puts California’s Slayer Statute In The Spotlight And Begs The Question: Does New York Have A Slayer Statute?
New York lacks a formal slayer statute but applies a common-law "slayer rule" established in the landmark 1889 case Riggs v Palmer, which prevents individuals from profiting through their own wrongdoing.
Farrell Fritz, P.C.