Legal Opinion
Government of the Virgin Islands v. Frett
Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided January 30, 1978No. Crim. No. 123-77PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFeuerzeig, Judge
MEMORANDUM OPINION
The ongoing debate as to the propriety and extent to which corporal punishment may be used in Virgin Islands’ public schools will be perpetuated by this case, which requires the court to determine whether a teacher is criminally liable for having struck a student in the face three times with a clenched fist.1 The defendant, Etienne Frett, a carpentry teacher at Charlotte Amalie High School, is charged with aggravated assault and battery in violation of 14 V.I.C. § 298(5). It is undisputed that Mr. *320Frett struck Dimitri Baptiste while Mr. Baptiste was a student in Mr. Frett’s…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Ingraham v. WrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- People v. EdwardsIllinois Supreme Court · 1973
- State v. EnglandOregon Supreme Court · 1960
- Glaser v. MariettaDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1972
- People v. BallIllinois Supreme Court · 1974
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Government of the Virgin Islands v. Louis SmithCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
- GOVERNMENT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS v. ROBINSON, JACKSON, A/K/A HUGHES, LAUREN LEWELL, AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
- Walters v. Government of the Virgin IslandsDistrict Court, Virgin Islands · 1997
- Edwards v. Government of the Virgin IslandsDistrict Court, Virgin Islands · 2005
- Drew v. DrewDistrict Court, Virgin Islands · 1997
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