Legal Opinion
Davis v. Government of the Virgin Islands
District Court, Virgin Islands
Decided April 3, 2007No. D.C. Crim. App. No. 2002/085PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
(April 3, 2007)
Ei this appeal, we are asked to decide:
1) Whether the prosecutor violated the appellant’s rights to due process guaranteed under the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution “by denigrating Appellant’s credibility because of Appellant’s post -Miranda failure to tell the police that “Goofy” had fired the shots,” requiring reversal of the appellant’s conviction.
2) Whether the appellant was denied his right to a fair and impartial jury when the court sua sponte excused a potential juror “Simply Because the Juror’s Brother Was a Former Police Officer,…
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- Doyle v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Wainwright v. WittSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Allen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Government of the Virgin Islands v. DavisCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2009
- Williams v. Government of the Virgin IslandsDistrict Court, Virgin Islands · 2009
- David v. Government of the Virgin IslandsDistrict Court, Virgin Islands · 2009
- Govt of VI v. DavisCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2009