Legal Opinion
Government of the Virgin Islands v. Joseph
Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided December 18, 2002No. Criminal No. 298/2002Published
1Opinion of the CourtRoss, Judge
MEMORANDUM OPINION
(December 18th, 2002)
THIS MATTER comes before the Court on Defendant’s Motion to Suppress Tangible Evidence on Fourth Amendment grounds and the Government’s opposition thereto. An evidentiary hearing was held on Décember 9, 2002 and, for the following reasons, Defendant’s motion to suppress will be denied.
FACTUAL BACKGROUND
On August 16, 2002 a concerned citizen called the Virgin Islands Police Department to report a burglary in progress at # 34 Estate Calquohoun. The suspects were reportedly driving a white Chevrolet Cavalier. Shortly thereafter, Virgin Islands police…
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- Alderman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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