Legal Opinion
Ostalaza v. People
Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided June 26, 2013No. S. Ct. Crim. No. 2012-0071PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
(June 26, 2013)
HODGE, Chief Justice.
Maliek Ostalaza appeals from an August 16, 2012 Judgment and Commitment issued by the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands.2 Ostalaza was adjudged guilty of a number of offenses, including first-degree murder, and was sentenced, inter alia, to life *537imprisonment without the possibility of parole.3 The Court rejects Ostalaza’s challenges to the sufficiency of the evidence and to the alleged trial errors, and affirms Ostalaza’s convictions.
1. STATEMENT OF RELEVANT FACTS AND PROCEDURAL POSTURE
This case involves the fatal shooting of Kevin…
2Cases cited92 opinions
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- Manson v. BrathwaiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Holland v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
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- Remmer v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- Morton v. PeopleSupreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 2013
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