Legal Opinion
Smalls v. Government of the Virgin Islands
District Court, Virgin Islands
Decided November 25, 1996No. D.C. Crim. App. 95-77 & 95-222; T.C. Crim. F12-1994PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
On January 9, 1994, appellant Roberto Smalls ["Smalls"] shot at an open truck, killing one of the individuals riding in the truck-bed. The Government of the Virgin Islands ["Government"] charged Smalls in a three count information with murder in the first degree in violation of V.I. Code Ann. tit. 14, §§ 921 and 922(a)(l)(Count I); assault in the first degree in violation of 14 V.I.C. § 295(1) (Count II); and unauthorized possession of a firearm in violation of 14 V.I.C. § 2253(a)(Count III). Appendix for appellant Smalls ["App."], Exhibit II. Smalls pleaded not guilty…
3Cases cited8 opinions
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- Smalis v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Government of the Virgin Islands v. Zepp, Jo-Ann. Appeal of Jo Ann ZeppCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
- United States v. TheodoropoulosCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1989
- United States v. Gambino, Rosario, Erasmo Gambino, Antonio Gambino, and Anthony SpatolaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986
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4Cited by2 opinions
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