Legal Opinion
Farrington v. People
Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided August 23, 2011No. S. Ct. Crim. No. 2010-0030PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
(August 23, 2011)
Swan, J.
The Appellant, Anselmo Farrington, urges this Court to vacate his convictions on one count of Third-Degree Robbery and two counts of Grand Larceny. Farrington argues that he was deprived of his Sixth Amendment right to a fair trial when a friend and two family members were allegedly prohibited from entering the courtroom during the voir dire proceedings. Farrington also argues that comments made by the prosecutor during closing arguments were improper and deprived him of his right to a fair trial. Because there are insufficient facts before us to…
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