Legal Opinion
Henry v. Government of the Virgin Islands
District Court, Virgin Islands
Decided October 6, 2004No. D.C. Crim. App. 2002/161PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
(October 6, 2004)
James Henry [“Henry”, “appellant”] was convicted and sentenced in Territorial Court pursuant to a guilty plea. He now seeks to have that sentence vacated and a resentencing ordered on grounds the Government’s harsh sentencing recommendation constituted a breach of its plea agreement. The following issues are presented for review: 1) Whether the prosecution breached its promise not to request a life sentence when it recommended a sentence whose combined total amounted to 65 years; 2) Whether the court erred in adopting the prosecution’s sentencing…
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