Legal Opinion
United States v. Bruney
District Court, Virgin Islands
Decided October 12, 1994No. Crim. 1993-35PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOORE, Chief Judge:
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Defendant Melvin A. Bruney's ("Bruney") motion for a judgment of acquit.tal and a new trial raises three issues for consideration: a) whether, under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) (1976 & Supp. 1994), the government proved that the defendant received the firearm in question in the District of the Virgin Islands after he had been convicted of a felony; b) whether there is a crime of attempted murder in the second degree under Virgin Islands law; and c) whether the clause "during the commission or attempted commission of a crime of violence," as used in V.I. Code Ann.…
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