Legal Opinion
United States v. Lake
District Court, Virgin Islands
Decided July 7, 1997No. Criminal No. 1996-161PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMoore, Chief Judge
MEMORANDUM
Hilton Lake was tried before a jury on a two-count indictment charging carjacking and carrying a firearm during the commission of a carjacking. Lake was found not guilty on the carjacking count but guilty on count two, carrying a firearm during a crime of violence. Lake has filed a motion for a judgment of acquittal or in the alternative for a new trial. For the following reasons, Lake's motion for an acquittal is denied. Lake's motion for a new trial is also denied.
I. Facts
On June 3, 1996, the defendant Hilton Lake approached Milton Clarke at a secluded beach, while Clarke was…
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