Marshall v. Commonwealth

This is an action brought under G.Lc. 258A providing for compensation for victims of violent crimes, in which plaintiff seeks to recover funeral costs of her daughter, Kelly Marshall, who died of a drug overdose in the City of N ew Bedford on July 26,1987.

At trial, there was evidence tending to show that the victim was sold the drugs that killed her and that her own conduct contributed to her death. The trial court, upon independent review of all the evidence submitted by the office of the Attorney General,found by apreponderancethat thevictim’s death was the resultof involuntary…