Legal Opinion
Pickering v. People
Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided January 20, 2017No. S. Ct. Criminal No. 2014-0032PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
(January 20, 2017)
CABRET, Associate Justice.
Kelvin Pickering appeals his convictions on two counts of second-degree unlawful sexual contact, arguing that his convictions must be vacated because the Superior Court removed a juror during deliberations without first finding good cause to do so. For the reasons that follow, we vacate Pickering’s convictions and remand for a new trial.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
In August 2012, the Virgin Islands Department of Housing, Parks, and Recreation1 (“DHPR”) held a beach party at Lindbergh Bay, St. Thomas, for two of its summer…
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