Legal Opinion

Government of the Virgin Islands v. Vidal Galdon Aquino, Government of the Virgin Islands v. Ishmael Guillerma Reyes

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided May 19, 1967No. 16023, 16024PublishedCited by 124 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtFreedman, Circuit Judge

OPINION OF THE COURT

The defendants, Vidal Galdón Aquino and Ishmael Guillerma Reyes, were jointly tried on two separate informations charging them with rape in the first degree in violation of 14 V.I. Code § 1701(1) and. (4). Reyes was found guilty of rape in the first degree and Aquino was found guilty as an accessory after the fact.

The complainant was a stewardess aboard a Norwegian freighter which arrived in St. Thomas at about noon on March 15, 1966. That evening she went for recreation to two nights clubs or bars where she met a number of per-, sons with whom she drank and danced. One of…

2Cases cited32 opinions

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  3. Pointer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  4. Johnson v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  5. Stirone v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960

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3Cited by124 opinions

  1. Ohio v. RobertsSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  2. Barber v. PageSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. United States v. John Louis Iron Shell, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
  4. United States v. Rony MannCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
  5. United States v. Louis Lopez, Jr., United States of America v. Hernan Navarro, United States of America v. Juan Crispin, United States of America v. Delroy JosiahCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2001

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