Government of the Virgin Islands

MEMORANDUM OPINION

I. INTRODUCTION

This appeal challenges the validity of the Territorial Court’s decision to transfer juvenile appellant A.I.E. and juvenile appellant O.B. to the criminal division of the Territorial Court. Both appellants were charged with acts of juvenile delinquency which, if committed by an adult, would have constituted the felony of first degree murder, subjecting A.I.E. and O.B. to the mandatory transfer provisions set forth in V.I.Code Ann. tit. 5, § 2508(b)(4). For the reasons set forth below, the Court will affirm the order transferring A.I.E. to the Criminal Division…