IN RE CARR


136 N.J. Super. 344 (1975)

346 A.2d 406

IN THE MATTER OF SHEILA CARR, DECEASED.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided October 6, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. John R. Scott, attorney for appellants Willie and Vivian Carr.

Mr. William F. Hyland, Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney for respondent New Jersey Violent Crimes Compensation Board (Mr. Stephen Skillman, Assistant Attorney General, of counsel; Ms. Carla Vivian Bello, Deputy Attorney General, on the brief).

Before Judges KOLOVSKY, BISCHOFF and BOTTER.


The opinion of the court was delivered by BISCHOFF, J.A.D.

Appellants are the parents of Sheila Carr, a nine-year-old girl who was the victim of a rape-murder. They applied to the Violent Crimes Compensation Board pursuant to the provisions of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Act of 1971, N.J.S.A. 52:4B-1 et seq., for compensation for her death. The board made an allowance of $455.50 to cover the funeral bill. The parents, by this appeal, seek a remand...

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