Government of Virgin Islands in Interests of Aa
District Court, Virgin Islands
1Opinion of the CourtMoore, Chief Judge
OPINION
2Per curiam 1
We consolidated these five juvenile cases on appeal from the Territorial Court of the Virgin Islands for decision since they all challenge the procedures applied by the Territorial Court to mandatory transfers of juvenile offenders from the Family Division to the Criminal Division for treatment as adults under V.I. Code Ann. tit. 5, §§ 2508 and 2509. For the reasons stated herein, we will reverse the remaining four transfer orders 1 and remand the cases to the Territorial Court for further proceedings consistent with this Opinion.
FACTUAL BACKGROUND
Although these remaining four…
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3Cases cited12 opinions
- In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- McGowan v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Coopers & Lybrand v. LivesaySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Kent v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Midland Asphalt Corp. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
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4Cited by10 opinions
- S.T. v. PeopleSupreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 2009
- Government of Virgin Islands in Interests of N.G.District Court, Virgin Islands · 2000
- Government of the Virgin IslandsDistrict Court, Virgin Islands · 2000
- A.H. v. Government of the Virgin IslandsDistrict Court, Virgin Islands · 2006
- Government of the Virgin Islands ex rel. N.G.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2002
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