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  2. Slayer rule - Wikipedia

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    In Mutual Life v.Armstrong (1886), the first American case to consider the issue of whether a slayer could profit from their crime, the US Supreme Court set forth the No Profit theory (the term "No Profit" was coined by legal scholar Adam D. Hansen in an effort to distinguish early common law cases that applied a similar outcome when dealing with slayers), [1] a public policy justification of ...

  3. Rule against perpetuities - Wikipedia

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    The rule against perpetuities serves a number of purposes. First, English courts have long recognized that allowing owners to attach long-lasting contingencies to their property harms the ability of future generations to freely buy and sell the property, since few people would be willing to buy property that had unresolved issues regarding its ownership hanging over it.

  4. Lost, mislaid, and abandoned property - Wikipedia

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    Property is generally deemed to have been lost if it is found in a place where the true owner likely did not intend to set it down and where it is not likely to be found by the true owner. At common law, the finder of a lost item could claim the right to possess the item against any person except the true owner or any previous possessors. [3] [2]

  5. Oklahoma and its affinity for the death penalty - AOL

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    “The death penalty is the law in Oklahoma, and the Parole and Pardon Board has a role in it — and it’s my job that role is carried out,” Tom Bates, executive director of the Oklahoma ...

  6. What are Oklahoma squatters rights? What can Oklahoma ... - AOL

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    Oklahoma's squatter's rights, or adverse possession law, states a squatter can claim the property if they have resided on the property for at least 15 years and paid property taxes for five years.

  7. Is It Possible for My Beneficiaries to Transfer Property ...

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    How to Transfer Property Out of a Trust After Death. Transferring property out of a trust is the trustee’s job. Generally, after the trustor passes away, the trustee notifies the trust’s ...

  8. Capital punishment in Oklahoma - Wikipedia

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    Oklahoma statute books still provide the death penalty for first-degree rape, extortionate kidnapping, and rape or forcible sodomy of a victim under 14 where the defendant had a prior conviction of sexual abuse of a person under 14 [6] [7] [8] but the death penalty for these crimes is no longer constitutional since the 2008 U.S. Supreme Court ...

  9. Homestead exemption - Wikipedia

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    The homestead exemption is a legal regime to protect the value of the homes of residents from property taxes, creditors, and circumstances that arise from the death of the homeowner's spouse, disability, or other situations. Such laws are found in the statutes or the constitution of many of the states in the United States.