Legal Opinion
Brown v. People
Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided May 25, 2011No. S. Ct. Crim. No. 2007-0063PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
(May 25, 2011)
Hodge, C.J.
Appellant Clayton Brown, Jr. requests that this Court reverse the Superior Court’s March 30, 2007 Judgment, which found him guilty of attempted murder, first degree assault, two counts of using an unlicensed firearm during a crime of violence, and possession of ammunition. As explained below, we reverse Brown’s conviction for possession of ammunition because the People of the Virgin Islands failed to introduce sufficient evidence to prove that crime beyond a reasonable doubt, affirm the March 30, 2007 Judgment with respect to Brown’s other…
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