N.J. Stat. § 3B:7-6: Effect of final judgment of conviction.

A final judgment of conviction establishing responsibility for the intentional killing of the decedent is conclusive for purposes of this chapter. In the absence of such a conviction the court may determine by a preponderance of evidence whether the individual was responsible for the intentional killing of the decedent for purposes of this chapter.

Amended 2004, c.132, s.61.