Legal Opinion
Walters v. Government of the Virgin Islands
District Court, Virgin Islands
Decided March 14, 1997No. D.C. Crim. App. No. 1996/2A; T.C. Crim. No. 290/1994PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
The issues presented on appeal are: 1) whether the amendment of Count VI of the Information after the close of the Government's case-in-chief was prejudicial to the Defendant; 2) whether the Government proved all elements of Count VI of the Information charging Arson in the Second Degree beyond a reasonable doubt; and 3) whether the Government proved all elements of Count V of the Information charging Burglary in the First Degree beyond a reasonable doubt. For the reasons which follow, this Court will affirm appellant's conviction on Counts V and VI.
FACTS
Rolston Walters…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- United States v. PowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Brown v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Kwong Hai Chew v. ColdingSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Lutwak v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Harris v. RiveraSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Government of the Virgin Islands v. SampsonDistrict Court, Virgin Islands · 2000
- Government of Virgin Islands v. PetersDistrict Court, Virgin Islands · 1998
- United States v. GreigDistrict Court, Virgin Islands · 2001
- People v. BrewleySuperior Court of The Virgin Islands · 2007
- Parson v. Government of the Virgin IslandsDistrict Court, Virgin Islands · 2001
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