Legal Opinion
Government of the Virgin Islands v. Sheldon Grant
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided October 17, 1985No. 84-3422PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
EDWARD R. BECKER, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment of the District Court of the Virgin Islands affirming a judgment of conviction by the Territorial Court of the Virgin Islands against appellant Sheldon Grant on charges of assault in the third degree, V.I.Code Ann. tit. 14, § 297(2) (1971), and possession of a dangerous weapon during a crime of violence, id. § 2251(a)(2)(B) (1974). The appeal presents two interesting questions concerning the law of character evidence, more specifically: (1) whether testimony that a defendant has never been arrested or…
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