Legal Opinion
Government of the Virgin Islands v. Charles
Superior Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided August 3, 2005No. Crim. No. F-286/1994Published
1Opinion of the CourtSwan, Judge
MEMORANDUM OPINION
(August 3, 2005)
Before the Court is Defendant Charles Francis’ (“Defendant”) Motion for Reduction of Sentence, pursuant to Rule 35.1(b)1 of the Local Rules of Criminal Procedure. For the reasons elucidated below, Defendant’s motion is denied.
I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On May 4, 1995, Defendant Francis Charles (“Charles”) was sentenced and remanded to the Bureau of Corrections to serve seventy-five (75) years of imprisonment calculated as follows: twenty (20) years for First Degree Rape [Count VII] and twenty (20) years for each count of False Imprisonment…
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