Legal Opinion
John v. People
Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided September 24, 2015No. S. Ct. Criminal No. 2014-0030PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
(September 24, 2015)
Swan, Associate Justice.
Appellant Tydel John contends that he presented evidence substantially contradictory to the evidence against him which raised reasonable doubt as to his guilt on charges of aggravated rape and unlawful sexual contact, and that the evidence presented by the People of the Virgin Islands was insufficient to convict him on a number of charges in the information. John further asserts that the evidence against him was illegally obtained from suppressed evidence. Lastly, he asserts that a mistrial should have been granted because of the…
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