Legal Opinion · Concurring in part, dissenting in part

Thomas v. People

Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands

Decided August 13, 2015No. S. Ct. Criminal No. 2012-0115Published

1Concurring in part, dissenting in partSwan, Associate Justice

The Appellant, D’Sean Thomas, was convicted of one count of misprision of a felony. Because there was insufficient evidence for a conviction of misprision of a felony and because the trial court erred in denying the Appellant’s motion to suppress evidence, Appellant’s conviction should be vacated.

I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

At about 1:37 a.m. on July 5, 2011, D’Sean Thomas called 9-1-1 and reported that his cousin and roommate, Jamal Blyden, had committed suicide by shooting himself in the head. Thomas then called 9-1-1 a second time before police officers arrived on the scene. Officers…

2Cases cited33 opinions

Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
Payton v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
Mincey v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
Florida v. JimenoSupreme Court of the United States · 1991

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