Legal Opinion
Farrell v. People
Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided March 3, 2011No. S. Ct. Crim. No. 2010-0041PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
(March 3, 2011)
HODGE, C.J.
Appellant Bruce K. Farrell requests that this Court reverse the Superior Court’s April 13, 2010 Judgment and Commitment finding him not guilty by reason of insanity on a single count of disturbing the peace and ordering him civilly committed. Since the Superior Court committed plain error when it sua sponte imposed the insanity defense on Farrell, we shall vacate the- not guilty by reason of insanity verdict and direct the Superior Court to, on remand, enter either an unqualified not guilty or guilty verdict.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
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