Legal Opinion
Hunt v. Government of the Virgin Islands
District Court, Virgin Islands
Decided March 14, 2005No. D.C. Crim. App. No. 2003/030PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
(March 14, 2005)
Appellant challenges his conviction below on constitutional grounds. He asks this Court to review:
1. Whether title 14, section 2256(a) of the Virgin Islands Code, prohibiting the possession of ammunition, is unconstitutionally vague; and
2. Whether the sentence mandated by title 14, section 2256(a) and title 23, section 481(b), as imposed by the Territorial Court, constitutes cruel and unusual punishment under the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
For the reasons which follow, the appellant’s conviction and sentence will be affirmed.
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2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Connally v. General Construction Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Harmelin v. MichiganSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Kolender v. LawsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by11 opinions
- People v. MortonSuperior Court of The Virgin Islands · 2012
- Salaz v. Government of the Virgin IslandsDistrict Court, Virgin Islands · 2007
- Turbe v. Government of the Virgin IslandsDistrict Court, Virgin Islands · 2008
- People v. FrettSuperior Court of The Virgin Islands · 2011
- People v. ThomasSuperior Court of The Virgin Islands · 2010
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