Legal Opinion
Melendez v. People
Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided February 2, 2012No. S. Ct. Crim. No. 2010-0071PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
(February 2, 2012)
HODGE, Chief Justice.
Luis Melendez was charged and convicted of two counts of first degree murder, four counts of attempted first degree murder, four counts of third degree assault, reckless endangerment, unauthorized possession of a firearm, and interference with an officer discharging his duty for his involvement in a shooting that occurred at a public housing community on Christmas morning in 2007. On appeal, Melendez challenges the admission of evidence seized from Jeffrey Browne’s vehicle, statements made by his sister Marcella Browne, and the death…
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