Legal Opinion
Irons v. People
Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided September 21, 2012No. S. Ct. Criminal No. 2010-0042PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Cabret, Associate Justice.
Following a plea agreement, Crystal Irons pled guilty to second degree murder. At sentencing the trial court *475erroneously sentenced her for using a dangerous weapon during the commission of a crime of violence in addition to second degree murder. The court subsequently corrected this mistake, but Irons was not present at that hearing. She now appeals her sentence, arguing that she was required to be present at the subsequent hearing correcting her sentence and that the trial court abused its discretion in sentencing her to twenty-five years for…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- United States v. Clinton S. Parker, Also Known as SpankyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
- United States v. Sim Ed MoreeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
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