Legal Opinion
Peters v. People
Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided January 22, 2014No. S. Ct. Criminal No. 2012-0009PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
(January 22, 2014)
Cabret, Associate Justice.
Wayne Peters appeals his convictions for simple assault and battery and disturbing the peace. Because he filed his notice of appeal well outside of the time allotted by Supreme Court Rule 5, we dismiss this appeal.
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On June 30, 2011, the People filed an Information against Wayne Peters in connection with an incident occurring on August 19, 2010, in which Peters struck his wife and threatened to kill her. He was charged with simple assault and battery and disturbing the peace, both in connection…
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