Legal Opinion
Government of the Virgin Islands v. Gilliam
Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided February 13, 1980No. Criminal No. 320/1979; Criminal No. 321/1979; Criminal No. 322/1979; Criminal No. 323/1979PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtSilverlight, Judge
MEMORANDUM OPINION
These cases in which the defendant, Bret Gilliam, was charged with Interfering with a police officer performing his duty,1 Aggravated Assault & Battery2 and Disturbing the Peace,3 and the defendant, William Walker, was charged with Littering,4 were consolidated for trial by consent of Counsel and pursuant to Rules 8 and 13 Fed.R.Crim. P.
The charges arose out of the following sequence of events. On July 25, 1979, defendant Walker parked his truck in a driveway or alley which leads from Queen Cross Street, Christiansted into the pedestrian mall known as Pan Am Pavillion. He…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Murrell v. Government of the Virgin IslandsDistrict Court, Virgin Islands · 2009