Legal Opinion
Government of the Virgin Islands v. Joseph, Shelly
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 23, 1982No. 81-2780PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
A. LEON HIGGINBOTHAM, Jr., Circuit Judge.
On August 27,1981, a twelve-person jury sitting in the St. Croix Division of the District Court of the Virgin Islands found Shelly Joseph guilty of one count first degree assault, three counts first degree robbery and one count first degree rape. District Court Judge Raymond T. Finch, sitting by designation, sentenced Joseph on September 16, 1981, to fifteen years on the rape count and ten years to be served consecutively on each of the remaining counts. Joseph filed a timely notice of appeal to the district court’s judgment and…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- United States v. Robert McPartlinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by36 opinions
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