Government of the Virgin Islands v. Mosby

OPINION

SMITH, Circuit Judge.

In August of 1996, a jury found Gent Mosby guilty of the March 26, 1994 murder of Officer Steven Hodge. On this direct appeal, he challenges his convictions on constitutional, evidentiary, and procedural grounds. We will affirm.

I

Officer Steven Hodge’s murder took place shortly after 11:00 pm on March 26, 1994. He was shot fourteen times by at least two people using four different guns. Police found only one piece of physical evidence at the scene, a towel with gun residue. It was found near a bush close to Officer Hodge’s home and appeared to have been recently…