Legal Opinion
Rivera v. Government of the Virgin Islands
District Court, Virgin Islands
Decided January 15, 2002No. Crim.A.2000-228PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
2Per curiam
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
On May 22, 1997, a jury convicted Jamel R. Rivera [“Rivera” or “appellant”] of assault in the first degree in violation of V.I.Code Ann. tit. 14, § 295(1). The Territorial Court sentenced Rivera to eight years incarceration with credit for time served to be followed by two years supervised probation. Rivera challenged both his conviction and sentence. On appeal, this Court affirmed his conviction. The Court, however, found that Rivera’s sentence was illegal because the trial court could not impose probation on Rivera without suspending all…
3Cases cited5 opinions
- North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Alabama v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Gary Lee Rock v. Leroy S. Zimmerman John F. Nelson, District Attorney of Franklin CountyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
- Nibbs v. RobertsDistrict Court, Virgin Islands · 1995
- Rivera v. Government of the Virgin IslandsDistrict Court, Virgin Islands · 2000
4Cited by3 opinions
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- Davis v. Government of the Virgin IslandsDistrict Court, Virgin Islands · 2002
- Govt of VI v. RiveraCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2003