Legal Opinion
Government of the Virgin Islands, in No. 93-7372 v. Juniel Charleswell, in No. 93-7391
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided May 20, 1994No. 93-7372 and 93-7391PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
On Appeal from the Appellate Division of the District Court of the Virgin Islands
OPINION OF THE COURT
ALITO, Circuit Judge:
Juniel Charleswell was convicted on various criminal charges in the Territorial Court of the Virgin Islands, but the Appellate Division of the District Court of the Virgin Islands reversed and held that he was entitled to a new trial. The Appellate Division concluded that the Territorial Court committed plain error because it gave a curative instruction, instead of declaring a mistrial sua sponte, when the prosecutor made improper remarks during rebuttal summation. The…
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