Legal Opinion
Government of the Virgin Islands v. Hipolito Rivera Solis
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 9, 1966No. 15261_1PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHastie, Circuit Judge
OPINION OF THE COURT
On this appeal we review a conviction of murder in the first degree and the consequent mandatory sentence of life imprisonment under the law of the Virgin Islands.
The victim of the homicide, an elderly country storekeeper, was killed by blows upon the head inflicted with some blunt instrument. The assault occurred at night in a rural area of St. Croix. The screams of the victim attracted persons to the scene in time to see two unrecognized figures running away. A piece of galvanized pipe filled with lead lay beside the victim.
Police investigation failed to solve the crime.…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Saldiveri v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1958
- People v. LanzitCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1925
- United States v. James J. MoranCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1956
- Government of the Virgin Islands v. Hipolito Rivera SolisCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1964
- People v. BiasCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1959
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3Cited by6 opinions
- United States v. Edwin Charles Fortes, Jr., United States of America v. Sandra Elaine JemisonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1980
- United States v. Clarence Earl JonesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- Ferguson v. Kwik-Chek Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc.District Court, Virgin Islands · 1970
- Government of the Virgin Islands v. TorresCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
- Government of Virgin Islands v. WilliamsDistrict Court, Virgin Islands · 1969
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