Legal Opinion
Fontaine v. People
Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided September 13, 2013No. S. Ct. Criminal No. 2011-0071PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
(September 13, 2013)
Cabret, Associate Justice.
Following a jury trial, Richie Fontaine and his co-defendant Cuthbertson Thomas were convicted of nine felony counts each, arising from a shooting outside of an elementary school on St. Thomas. Fontaine challenges his convictions on three grounds: (1) the trial court erred in denying his motion for acquittal because the prosecution did not present sufficient evidence to convict, (2) the trial court erred in denying Fontaine’s motion to strike the testimony of Detective Jose Allen, and (3) the trial court erred by permitting the…
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