Legal Opinion
Government of the Virgin Islands ex rel. N.G.
Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided April 25, 1995No. Fam./Juv. No. 41/1995PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
This opinion considers whether 5 V.I.C. § 2508(b)(4), which mandates that the Family Division of the Territorial Court transfer minors fourteen years of age or older charged with certain violent offenses to the regular criminal division to be tried as an adult, violates the due process and equal protection guarantees of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The Court concludes that it does not and will order that the minor be transferred. Additionally, the Court has reconciled the inherent inconsistencies between 5 V.I.C. § 2508(b)(4) and § 2508(d), and…
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