Lake v. State

OPINION

BEVILACQUA, Chief Justice.

This is a civil action brought pursuant to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Act (the act), G.L.1956 (1981 Reenactment) chapter 25 of title 12, by the plaintiff, ad-ministratrix of the estate of Steven T. Wot-ton, a crime victim. The plaintiff, the victim’s mother, sought recovery for expenses actually incurred as a result of the death of her son, for pain and suffering of the decedent, attorney’s fees, and for any other pecuniary loss resulting from the death of the crime victim. Although the trial justice found that a damage award in the amount of $5,208…