Legal Opinion
Government of the Virgin Islands v. Aldain Webbe
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 16, 1987No. 86-3582PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SEITZ, Circuit Judge.
The appellant, Aldain Webbe, appeals from the final judgment of the district court imposing a sentence for a conviction of second degree murder. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 (1982).
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Aldain Webbe was charged with one count of murder in the first degree in connection with the beating death of his estranged wife in February 1985. Webbe pleaded not guilty and elected to waive his right to a jury trial.
In a two-day bench trial in August 1986, Webbe’s principal defense was that of insanity, based on a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia. At…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Davis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Government of the Virgin Islands v. Ernesto CarmonaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
- United States v. FeltonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
- United States v. Thomas M. Lutz and Howard E. Olsen, Iii, Thomas M. LutzCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
- Government of the Virgin Islands v. Parry BellottCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Government of the Virgin Islands v. Henry D. KnightCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
- Government of the Virgin Islands v. Dale CharlesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
- Nibbs v. PeopleSupreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 2009
- Laudat v. Government of the V.I.District Court, Virgin Islands · 2007
- Gov't of the Virgin Islands v. CharlesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
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