Legal Opinion
Phipps v. Government of the Virgin Islands
District Court, Virgin Islands
Decided January 10, 2003No. Crim. App. 2000-68PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
2Per curiam
At issue in this appeal is whether this Court should grant Edgar Phipps’ [“Phipps” or “appellant”] attorney’s motion to withdraw as counsel based on her assertion that she finds no reversible error in the appellant’s conviction or sentence. The record supports her averments that (1) a crowbar can constitute a “dangerous or deadly weapon” under v.I. Code Ann. tit. 14, §§ 297(2) and 2251(a)(2); (2) the conviction is sufficiently supported by the evidence; and (3) the trial judge did not err in imposing Phipps’ sentence. Because an appeal in this matter would be frivolous, we…
3Cases cited9 opinions
- Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- United States v. James P. McNeillCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1989
- Nibbs v. RobertsDistrict Court, Virgin Islands · 1995
- United States v. Jeffrey Anderson, A/K/A Jonathan ThomasCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1997
- Georges v. Government of Virgin IslandsDistrict Court, Virgin Islands · 2000
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4Cited by9 opinions
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- Charles v. PeopleSupreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 2014
- Abiff v. Government of the Virgin IslandsDistrict Court, Virgin Islands · 2004
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