Legal Opinion
Holmes v. Criminal Injuries Compensation Board
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided June 23, 1976No. [No. 110, September Term, 1975.]PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEldridge, J.
Murphy, C. J., dissents and filed a dissenting opinion at page 69 infra.
The question presented here is whether the economic value of the loss of “maternal services” should be considered in determining whether minor children claiming benefits under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Act, Maryland Code (1957, 1973 Repl. Vol., 1975 Cum. Supp.), Art. 26A, §§ 1-17, have suffered “serious financial hardship” as a result of the death of their mother.
On June 8,1972, Delores Benita Holmes was murdered on a public street in Prince George’s County, Maryland. Her assailant was later convicted of second…
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