In re Reyes

OPINION ON REHEARING

Roe, C.J.

This claim arises out of a criminal offense which occurred on or about July 28, 1975. The Claimant, Ira B. Reyes, applied for compensation pursuant to the provisions of the Crime Victims Compensation Act, hereinafter referred to as the Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 70, par. 71 et seq.), but was denied in an opinion of this Court filed on September 26, 1979. The case is now before the Court on Claimant’s motion for rehearing or, in the alternative, a new trial.

The Claimant, Ira B. Reyes, is the ex-wife of the victim of the crime, Julio Reyes, having obtained an ex…