Legal Opinion
People ex rel. J.J.J.
Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided July 5, 2013No. S. Ct. Crim. No. 2013-0022PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
(July 5, 2013)
Hodge, Chief Justice.
J.J.J., a minor, appeals from a March 9, 2013 Order issued by the Family Division of Superior Court of the Virgin Islands, which directed that he be transferred to the Criminal Division to be tried as an adult. We conclude that the People presented sufficient evidence that JJJ. was transferable based on his age and the existence of probable cause that he committed the charged offenses. Consequently, for the reasons discussed below, we will affirm.
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