Legal Opinion
Government of the Virgin Islands v. Nicholas, Connie
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided May 7, 1985No. 83-3430PublishedCited by 144 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
A. LEON HIGGINBOTHAM, Jr., Circuit Judge:
In this appeal we are asked to determine whether the district court abused its discretion in denying without an evidentiary hearing defendant’s motion to vacate, set aside and correct a sentence under 28 U. S.C. § 2255.
Defendant Connie Nicholas (“Nicholas”) was convicted of first-degree murder, 14 V. I.C. §§ 921 and 922(a)(2), assault in the first degree, 14 V.I.C. § 295(1), robbery in the first degree, 14 V.I.C. § 1862(2), grand larceny, 14 V.I.C. § 1083(1), and possession of an unlicensed firearm during the commission of a violent…
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