Legal Opinion
People v. Armstrong
Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided May 3, 2016No. S. Ct. Criminal No. 2015-0126PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
(May 3, 2016)
HODGE, Chief Justice.
The People of the Virgin Islands appeal from the Superior Court’s December 15, 2015 opinion and order, which granted Appellee David A. Armstrong’s renewed motion to suppress evidence seized from his vehicle. For the reasons that follow, we vacate the Superior Court’s ruling and remand the case for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
I. BACKGROUND
On September 25, 2014, the People charged Armstrong with two counts of unauthorized possession of controlled substances with intent to distribute, in violation of title 19, section…
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