Legal Opinion
GOVERNMENT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS IN THE INTEREST OF: A.M., a Minor
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 16, 1994No. 93-7736PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ALITO, Circuit Judge
This appeal concerns an order transferring a juvenile for prosecution as an adult. We hold that such a transfer order is subject to pretrial appeal under the collateral order doctrine, and we reject the juvenile's argument that the transferring court committed various procedural errors, including the admission of hearsay in violation of due process and Virgin Islands law. We therefore affirm the decision of the Appellate Division of the District Court, which sustained the transfer.
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