Legal Opinion
Velazquez v. People
Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided August 22, 2016No. S. Ct. Criminal No. 2015-0080PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
(August 22, 2016)
HODGE, Chief Justice.
Alejandro Velazquez appeals from the Superior Court’s August 21, 2015 judgment and commitment, adjudging him guilty of eight criminal offenses. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
On Sunday, June 17, 2012, Wilberto Bennett traveled to a local bar on St. Croix at around 8:30 in the evening to celebrate Father’s Day. After drinking two beers and playing a few games of pool, Bennett decided to head home around 12:30 a.m. the following morning. When he exited the bar and began walking into the parking lot, he encountered…
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