People v. Phillip

MEMORANDUM OPINION

(February 17, 2010)

This matter came on for a suppression hearing on Wednesday, November 4, 2009. The People of the Virgin Islands appeared through the Office of the Virgin Islands Department of Justice, Assistant Attorney General, Jesse M. Bethel, Esq. Defendant was present and represented by George Hodge, Jr., Esq. At the hearing, the Court heard sworn testimony from Marshal Dale Brathwaite and Defendant Algernon Carline Phillip. Closing arguments were made by counsel for the parties, after which, the Court reserved its ruling on Defendant’s motion to suppress. All parties…