Consider:
“[A] criminal conviction will establish the defendant's civil liability for injuries caused by the criminal conduct.” (
Civil Consequences of Criminal Cases, February 2012, at page 9)
Consider further:
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An action to recover damages for a death caused by an intentional act constituting murder may be commenced at any time after the death of the decedent."
See also:
Minnesota Evidence Rule 803 Hearsay Exceptions; Availability of Declarant Immaterial
The following are not excluded by the hearsay rule, even though the declarant is available as a witness:
(22) Judgment of previous conviction.
Evidence of a final judgment, entered after a trial or upon a plea of guilty (but not upon a plea of nolo contendere), adjudging a person guilty of a crime punishable by death or imprisonment in excess of one year, to prove any fact essential to sustain the judgment, but not including, when offered by the state in a criminal prosecution for purposes other than impeachment, judgments against persons other than the accused. The pendency of an appeal may be shown but does not affect admissibility.
Now Consider:
WWWD? (What Will Wetterlings Do?)
Prov 11:14