Government of the Virgin Islands v. Sampson

MEMORANDUM OPINION

This matter is before this Court on defendant's motion for a new trial based on newly discovered evidence pursuant to Terr. Ct. R. 135 and Fed. R. Crim. P. 33.1 Defendant argues that a new trial is warranted because he was denied his Constitutional right to a fair and impartial jury by a juror's failure to disclose certain information during the voir dire.

On April 27,1996, a jury returned a verdict of guilty of "murder in the first degree" and "possession of a deadly weapon during the commission of a crime of violence." A judgment of conviction was entered against him on…