Legal Opinion
Government of the Virgin Islands v. David Ray Dyches, III
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided April 14, 1975No. 74-1738PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SEITZ, Chief Judge.
The appellant in this case was the defendant (“defendant”) in a trial before the district court, sitting without a jury. He was convicted of murder in the first degree and assault in the first degree. Defendant’s only substantial claim on appeal is that the district court erred in admitting into evidence a hearsay statement attributed to one of the victims of the crimes. The victim had died prior to trial and the statement was introduced through testimony of a witness to whom the statement had been made.
The incident that gave rise to the criminal charges…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Beausoliel v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1939
- United States v. Lawrence KearneyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
- United States v. James Glenn, A/K/A James M. GreenCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- Government of the Virgin Islands v. Rupert PondtCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972
- United States v. Roland Francis PoitraCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1973
3Cited by4 opinions
- Phillips v. PeopleSupreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 2009
- Government of the Virgin Islands v. SampsonDistrict Court, Virgin Islands · 2000
- Lyles v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1982
- Government of the Virgin Islands v. BrewerSupreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 2001