In re Ross

ORDER

Montana, C.J.

This claim arises out of an incident that occurred on June 30, 1988. Cheryl Ross, applicant, seeks compensation pursuant to the provisions of the Crime Victims Compensation Act, hereafter referred to as the Act. 740 ILCS 45/1, et seq.

On January 26, 1990, based on an investigatory report from the office of the Attorney General, this Court denied compensation on the grounds that applicant was a knowing participant in a cocaine transaction with her boyfriend on June 30, 1988. During the alleged cocaine transportation, she was shot in the head and suffered partial blindness.…