Legal Opinion
Government of the Virgin Islands v. Sonville Austin Smith
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 6, 1977No. 76-1522; 76-2446PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
WEIS, Circuit Judge
Whether a jury may return a valid verdict on one of two counts in an information after being discharged because of inability to agree on the other is one of the issues raised in these appeals. Another is the contention that the former jeopardy principle barred the defendant’s trial on a murder charge when he had already been convicted for possession of a dangerous weapon, the knife used in the killing. We decide these points and others adversely to the defendant and affirm his convictions.
In January, 1976, the defendant Smith became involved in a barroom…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- Brown v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Green v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Estelle v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Iannelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by31 opinions
- United States v. Larry Burdette JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
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- Government of the Virgin Islands v. Bedford, WarrenCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
- Kinder v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1986
- United States v. Moses PinoCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1979
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