Francis v. People
Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
(July 31, 2012)
Cabret, Associate Justice.
Appellant Craig Francis seeks, on numerous grounds, reversal of his convictions for aggravated rape in the first degree, three counts of assault in the third degree, and using a dangerous weapon during the commission of a crime of violence. Since the Superior Court erred when it sua sponte invoked Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 12.1 to strike Francis’s alibi witnesses without performing the required balancing test, this Court reverses Francis’s convictions and remands the matter for a new trial.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL…
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