Legal Opinion
Gilbert v. People
Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided October 6, 2009No. S. Ct. Crim. No. 2008-034PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
(October 6, 2009)
HODGE, C.J.
Appellant Gregory R. Gilbert (hereafter “Gilbert”) requests that this Court overturn his conviction for aggravated rape in the *353second degree pursuant to title 14, section 1700a(a) of the Virgin Island Code and deem him acquitted on the grounds that the evidence was insufficient for a conviction beyond a reasonable doubt and that the trial court erroneously instructed the jury on the essential elements of the crime. For the following reasons, we overturn Gilbert’s conviction.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
In June 2005, the victim, “L.M.,”…
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