Legal Opinion

Mosby v. Mullgrav

Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands

Decided August 9, 2016No. S. Ct. Civil No. 2015-0117PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

(August 9, 2016)

Hodge, Chief Justice.

Gent Mosby appeals from the Superior Court’s October 30, 2015 opinion and order, which denied his petition for writ of habeas corpus as procedurally barred. For the reasons that follow, we reverse.

I. BACKGROUND

On January 2, 1996, the Government of the Virgin Islands charged Mosby and four co-defendants with several offenses related to the death of Stephen Hodge. A jury trial commenced in the Superior Court on August 6, 1996, which resulted in the jury finding Mosby guilty of first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder, four counts…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Giglio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. In Re DixonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1953
  4. In Re HarrisCalifornia Supreme Court · 1993
  5. State v. SmithSupreme Court of New Jersey · 2012

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Toussaint v. StewartSupreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 2017
  2. Dupigny v. TysonSupreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 2017
  3. Penn v. MosleySupreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 2017
  4. Miller v. SorensonSupreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 2017
  5. Smith v. Government of the Virgin IslandsSupreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 2017

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