James Byrd v. Attorney General State Texas

This appeal involves an action against the Texas Crime Victims Fund, wherein James Byrd, Jr., appellant, alleges that he was victimized and deserving of compensation under TEX. REV. CIV. STAT. art. 8309-1, called herein the "Crime Victims Compensation Act." On September 24, 1992, the Fund denied Byrds compensation request. Appellant has been incarcerated in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice at all times material to this cause. Appellant filed an appeal in the Jasper County District Court which was dismissed on August 20, 1993, for lack of jurisdiction. It is from that dismissal that Byrd brings his appeal.