Legal Opinion
Government of the Virgin Islands v. Fred Franklin Carr
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided October 19, 1971No. 18460PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
KALODNER, Chief Judge
This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction of the District Court of the Virgin Islands, Division of St. Croix, pursuant to a jury verdict finding the defendant appellant, Fred Franklin Carr, guilty of first degree rape in violation of 14 V.I.C.§§ 1701(3), (5).
On this appeal Carr contends that the evidence was insufficient to sustain the jury’s guilty verdict and further challenges prejudicial errors in the trial court’s instructions to the jury.
The evidence adduced by the Government at Carr’s trial may be summarized as follows:
The thirteen year…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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3Cited by7 opinions
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