Legal Opinion
Simon v. Government of the Virgin Islands
Superior Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided July 26, 2017No. S. Ct. Civil No. 2010-0085Published
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
(July 26, 2017)
Swan, Associate Justice.
Appellant, Carl Simon (“Simon”), appeals the Superior Court’s order entered on September 24, 2010, which denied his petition for an emergency writ of habeas corpus on the merits. Citing numerous reasons, Simon seeks relief from a sentence of life in prison without parole for his 1995 convictions of felony murder, robbery and third-degree burglary. We reverse the Superior Court’s order and remand this case so that the court may dismiss Simon’s petition without prejudice.
I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On September 7, 1993, Simon, James…
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