People v. Lima

DUNSTON, Judge of the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands

MEMORANDUM OPINION

(October 22, 2012)

Pending before the Court is Defendant Alejandro Lima’s September 17, 2012, Motion for Judgment of Acquittal and September 17, 2012, Motion for New Trial. Defendant’s Motions will be denied.1

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

In an August 24,2012, Second Amended Information, the People of the Virgin Islands charged Defendant Alejandro Lima of voluntary manslaughter (Count I) and assault in the third degree (Count II). The charges arose from an incident on February 17, 2012, at the business “GasWorks,” in…