Legal Opinion
Government of the Virgin Islands v. Durant
Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided January 15, 2008No. S. Ct. Crim. No. 2007-074PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HODGE, Chief Justice; SWAN, Associate Justice; and ROSS, Justice Pro Tem2.
OPINION OF THE COURT
(January 15, 2008)
Appellant, the Government of the Virgin Islands (hereafter the “Government”), challenges the Superior Court’s order dismissing the charges against Selvin Durant (hereafter “Durant”) with prejudice and releasing him from custody. For the reasons stated below, we will reverse the trial court’s dismissal and release order.
I. BACKGROUND
During the evening of July 12, 2002, Durant and Bruning Bentick (hereafter “Bentick”) were allegedly involved in a dispute outside Bentick’s Liquor Store…
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