Legal Opinion
Nicholas v. People
Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided June 6, 2012No. S. Ct. Criminal No. 2009-0022PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
(June 6, 2012)
HODGE, Chief Justice.
Appellant Mitchell Nicholas challenges, on numerous grounds, the Superior Court’s January 10, 2008 Judgment and Commitment,1 which adjudicated him guilty of various offenses stemming from the death of Georgia Gottlieb. For the reasons that follow, we reverse Nicholas’s conviction for unlawfully possessing ammunition, but affirm the Judgment and Commitment in all other respects.
I. STATEMENT OF FACTS AND PROCEDURAL POSTURE
The underlying criminal investigation began on July 29, 2005, when Gottlieb failed to report to work, yet her friends…
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3Cited by29 opinions
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