Government of the Virgin Islands v. Jareem Fahie

OPINION OF THE COURT

FUENTES, Circuit Judge.

This appeal concerns when, if ever, dismissal with prejudice is an appropriate remedy for a violation of Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83, 83 S.Ct. 1194, 10 L.Ed.2d 215 (1963). The Territorial Court of the Virgin Islands dismissed a charge against Defendant-Appellant Jareem Fa-hie for possession of an unlicensed firearm after finding that the government failed to disclose a firearms trace summary in violation of Brady and Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 16(a)(1)(F). The District Court of the Virgin Islands, Appellate Division, reversed, concluding…