Legal Opinion
Government of Virgin Islands v. Hodge
District Court, Virgin Islands
Decided September 27, 1968No. Criminal No. 14-1968PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMaris, Circuit Judge
OPINION
This is an appeal by Edgar Hodge, Jr., from a judgment entered in the Municipal Court of the Virgin Islands finding him guilty of aggravated assault and battery upon a police officer in violation of section 298(1) of title 14, V.I.C.1 These are the undisputed facts in the case:
On December 2, 1967 the defendant, while traveling in an automobile, sustained head and chest injuries when the automobile was involved in an accident. The defendant was taken to the Charles Harwood Memorial Hospital where he was admitted for treatment. Without the authority of *77the hospital officials, the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Davis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- People v. BakerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1954
- United States v. Piero Heliczer, Jack William Martin, Iii, and Jack v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
- People v. HardyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1948
- State v. MaierSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1953
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Walters v. Government of the Virgin IslandsDistrict Court, Virgin Islands · 1997
- Government of the Virgin Islands v. FrettSupreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 1978
- People v. SimmondsSuperior Court of The Virgin Islands · 2012
- Government of the Virgin Islands v. RussellDistrict Court, Virgin Islands · 1972