Legal Opinion
Mercado v. People
Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided December 3, 2013No. S. Ct. Criminal No. 2012-0067Published
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
(December 3, 2013)
Swan, Associate Justice.
Appellant, Hector Mercado, was charged in a three count Information. He was found guilty by a jury of only two counts, first degree robbery and grand larceny, after the trial court dismissed the third count of unauthorized use of a firearm during the commission of a crime of violence. This appeal ensued. For the reason explicated below, we affirm the decision of the Superior Court and remand for the limited purpose of resentencing.
I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On September 6, 2010, at approximately 7:30 in the morning, Phillip…
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