Legal Opinion
Brathwaite v. People
Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided January 9, 2014No. S.Ct. Criminal No. 2011-0080PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
(January 9, 2014)
Swan, Associate Justice.
Ralph G. Brathwaite, Jr., was convicted of several crimes relating to the rape of his minor daughter. He asserts that during trial his constitutional rights were violated, that the evidence was insufficient to convict him of the crimes charged, and that his sentences were imposed in violation of territorial law. We conclude that no reversible errors were committed during trial, and that the evidence was sufficient to convict him.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
At numerous times between March and September 2010, Ralph G. Brathwaite,…
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