Legal Opinion
Government of the Virgin Islands v. Santiago
District Court, Virgin Islands
Decided August 16, 1996No. D.C. Crim. App. No. 1994-0056; T.C. Crim. No. 371-1994PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
I. INTRODUCTION
This is an appeal1 from a final judgment of criminal contempt2 entered by the Territorial Court of the Virgin Islands. This Court exercised plenary review^ in addressing the constitutional and legal issues advanced by the appellants. See Government of the Virgin Islands v. Etienne, 28 V.I. 121, 127, 810 F. Supp. 659, 662 (D.V.I. App. 1992); Ross v. Bricker, 26 V.I. 314, 318, 770 F. Supp. 1038, 1042 (D.V.I. *132App. 1991). For reasons which follow, the judgments) of criminal contempt entered by the Territorial Court of the Virgin Islands are reversed.
II. FACTUAL…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Ashwander v. Tennessee Valley AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Gompers v. Bucks Stove & Range Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Shillitani v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- United States v. CruikshankSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- Cooke v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
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3Cited by7 opinions
- In re RogersSupreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 2012
- Government of the Virgin Islands v. GreenidgeDistrict Court, Virgin Islands · 1998
- In re KendallSupreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 2010
- Ayala v. Lockheed Martin Corp.Superior Court of The Virgin Islands · 2017
- In re A.D.Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 1999
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