GOVERNMENT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS v. ROBINSON, JACKSON, A/K/A HUGHES, LAUREN LEWELL, Appellant

On Appeal from the District Court of the Virgin Islands

OPINION OF THE COURT

STAPLETON, Circuit Judge:

Jackson Robinson killed Stedley Joseph on March 10,1993 with a two-by-four he picked up while they were fighting. Robinson was tried in the District Court of the Virgin Islands for first degree murder. The jury convicted Robinson of the lesser-included offense of voluntary manslaughter. On appeal, Robinson argues that the district court erroneously refused to instruct the jury regarding the defenses of self-defense and excusable homicide. Upon reviewing the evidence presented at trial, we…