Government of the Virgin Islands v. Lewis

MEMORANDUM OPINION

This matter is before the Court on Defendants' Motions to Arrest Judgment pursuant to Rule 34 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. The issue raised is whether the information filed herein charging Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance in violation of 19 V.I.C. § 609 is defective without a specific reference to an overt act. For the reasons which follow, the Court holds that the information is not defective.

I. Introduction

Defendants Mark George Lewis and Nigel Paul Bigby were arrested and charged with Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance in…