Legal Opinion
Government of the Virgin Islands v. Sampson
District Court, Virgin Islands
Decided April 5, 2000No. D.C. Crim. App. 1996/050PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER OF THE COURT
2Per curiam 1
AND NOW this 5 day of April 2000, having considered the arguments and submissions of the parties, and for the reasons set forth in the Court's accompanying opinion of even date, it is hereby
ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the rulings of the Territorial Court are AFFIRMED.
OPINION OF THE COURT
3Per curiam 2
The issues presented for review are: 1) whether there was sufficient evidence of premeditation to support a verdict of guilty on the charge of murder in the first degree; 2) whether the trial court erred in allowing a forensic pathologist to give an expert opinion as to whether the victim…
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- Mullaney v. WilburSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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