Government of the Virgin Islands v. Durant

MEMORANDUM OPINION

(May 10, 2007)

I. INTRODUCTION

THIS MATTER is before the Court on the Motion for Release and to Assert Title 19 V.I.C. 3637 Unconstitutional of Defendant, Selvin Durant [hereinafter “Defendant” or “Durant”]. Defendant moves this Court to find that his continued detention at Golden Grove Correctional Facility is a violation of his due process rights under the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution. He further moves the Court to find “Title 19 V.I. Code Ann. § 3637” unconstitutional.1

For the reasons that follow, Selvin Durant is hereby ordered released from the…