Soto v. Government of the Virgin Islands

MEMORANDUM OPINION

(October 19, 2004)

Jose Antonio Soto [“Soto”] was convicted in Territorial Court of one count of unlawful sexual contact with a minor. He presents the following issues for review:

1. Whether title 14, sections 1708(2) and (3) are unconstitutionally void for vagueness;

2. Whether a defendant in a criminal case is entitled to a proposed voir dire question of the jury panel regarding their involvement with a local women’s advocacy group, and;

3. Whether the trial court improperly permitted hearsay testimony that didn’t fall within the accepted exceptions to the hearsay rule.

For the…