Legal Opinion
Government of the Virgin Islands v. Fredericks
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided April 24, 1978No. 77-1963PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HUNTER, Circuit Judge
Defendant Ivar Fredericks appeals from his conviction of voluntary manslaughter, 14 V.I.C. § 924(1), in the District Court of the Virgin Islands. He has been sentenced to imprisonment for a term of six years. This appeal challenges the adequacy of the jury instructions relating to his insanity defense. We affirm.
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In the early hours of the morning of March 7, 1977, Fredericks drove to a dilapidated house, owned by his brother, in Christiansted, St. Croix. Defendant had been drinking before he arrived at the building. The house was then temporarily occupied by some…
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