Estate of Thuy Nhu Nguyen v. Morales

OPINION

TAFT, Justice.

In this appeal, we are asked to decide whether an estate is a proper claimant under the Texas Crime Victim’s Compensation Act, 1 and therefore entitled to compensation under the Act. The trial court held it was not, and dismissed the appeal of a previous administrative hearing for want of jurisdiction. We affirm.

Facts

Thuy Nhu Nguyen and her boyfriend were found dead on January 6, 1995, lying intertwined on a bed. A single gunshot, fired through the boyfriend’s mouth and through Nguyen’s head as it rested atop his, killed them both. The police officer dispatched to the…