Legal Opinion
Government of the Virgin Islands v. Downey
District Court, Virgin Islands
Decided June 23, 1975No. Crim. 1974-116PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtYoung, District Judge
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND DECISION
I
THE PLEA, TRIAL AND POST TRIAL PROCEEDING
Frank Downey’s plea to the charge of first degree murder and to the charge of unlawful possession of a firearm used in the commission of a crime of violence was “not guilty by reason of insanity”. At the close of evidence of the two-day trial, without a jury, I indicated to counsel that in lieu of receiving summations and oral argument, I would prefer to have their presentations in the form of simultaneously-filed trial briefs. I felt that I needed more than the usual “bench decision” time and that I also needed the…
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