Legal Opinion
Fahie v. People
Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided August 14, 2013No. S. Ct. Criminal No. 2011-0004PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
(August 14, 2013)
Cabret, Associate Justice.
On March 22, 2010, Clifton Fahie, Jr., broke into Istin Levine’s home and assaulted her. Following a jury trial, Fahie was convicted in the Superior Court of simple assault and battery, burglary in the second degree, and false imprisonment. Fahie appeals, claiming the Superior Court erred by failing to instruct the jury on self-defense and by incorrectly instructing the jury regarding the elements of false imprisonment. For the reasons that follow, this Court rejects Fahie’s claims of error and affirms the Judgment and Commitment…
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