Newton v. Government of the Virgin Islands

MEMORANDUM OPINION

(September 19, 2005)

Jamil Newton [“Newton”, “appellant”] appeals his conviction by jury in the Superior Court for murder in the second degree. The issues presented for review, as framed by the appellant, are as follows:1

1) Whether the prosecution failed to prove that the victim’s cerebral trauma and subsequent death resulted from his being struck by the appellant’s vehicle;

2) Whether the prosecutor made repeated material misstatements of fact, thereby prejudicing the defendant’s right to a fair trial;2

3) Whether the trial court relied on facts not in evidence in deciding the…