Legal Opinion
Government of the Virgin Islands v. Juan A. Martinez
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 4, 1986No. 84-3358, 84-3507PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ADAMS, Circuit Judge.
Juan Martinez appeals from his conviction and sentence of life imprisonment without parole for first degree murder, V.I. Code, tit. 14, § 922(a)(1). On appeal Martinez does not deny that he killed Felipe Gomez, but argues that the killing was not willful, premeditated, and deliberate as required for a first-degree conviction. Specifically, he appeals on two grounds. First, he contends that the evidence produced at trial was insufficient to support guilt beyond a reasonable doubt of first-degree murder. Second, Martinez maintains that he was denied a…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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3Cited by33 opinions
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- United States v. ReyerosCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2008
- Codrington v. PeopleSupreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 2012
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