Ream v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Barry,

Petitioner, Cloyd Ream, appeals an order of the Pennsylvania Crime Victim’s Compensation Board (Board) denying him compensation as an alleged victim of a crime under the Act of April 9, 1929, P.L. 177, as amended, added by Section 2 of the Act of July 9, 1976, P.L. 574, as amended, 71 P.S. §§180-7—180-7.18 (Supp. 1986).

While deer hunting on November 30, 1982, petitioner was shot in the lower right leg. Petitioner reported that he had been shot by an unknown person, but an investigation into the matter by the Game Commission turned up witnesses in the area of the…