Government of the Virgin Islands v. Alan Archibald

OPINION OF THE COURT

COWEN, Circuit Judge

Alan Archibald appeals his conviction on three counts of aggravated rape in violation of V.I. Code Ann. tit. 14, § 1700(a)(1) (Supp. 1990). Archibald asserts that the district court committed reversible error by admitting evidence of prior criminal conduct and improper hearsay testimony. We agree and therefore will reverse Archibald's conviction and remand for a new trial.

I

The alleged victim in this case is Latoya Chinnery. At the time of the events in question, Latoya was ten years of age and living with her aunt, Marlene Chinnery. In October 1991,…