Legal Opinion
Government of the Virgin Islands v. Louis Scuito
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 25, 1980No. 79-1905PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ADAMS, Circuit Judge.
In this appeal from a conviction for forcible rape, 1 the defendant Louis Scuito asserts two errors: (1) The trial judge erred in not barring a new trial on double jeopardy grounds after a mistrial was declared on Scuito’s motion because of certain prejudicial questions asked by the prosecutor. (2) The trial judge abused or failed to exercise his discretion in denying the defendant’s motion for a psychiatric examination of the complainant. Finding neither ground persuasive, we will affirm the conviction.
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The complainant worked as a waitress at the…
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