Questão jurídica principal
Whether the LAVI compensation authority is bound in law by the criminal court's civil assessment
Decisão extraída
The LAVI authority is bound by the criminal court's findings of fact, but it may independently review the legal assessment and depart from the civil award if it rests on an incorrect application of law.
Fundamentação extraída
The LAVI scheme is a separate public-law assistance regime with autonomous review power; the State is not a party to the criminal proceedings and the authority must apply LAVI criteria independently.