Legal Opinion
Phipps v. People
Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided February 14, 2011No. S. Ct. Crim. No. 2008-0032PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
(February 14, 2011)
Hodge, C.J.
Appellant Jonathan Phipps seeks, on numerous grounds, reversal of his convictions for assault in the third degree and using or possessing a dangerous weapon during a crime of violence. Since the Superior Court committed plain error when it improperly instructed the jury on self-defense, this Court reverses Phipps’s convictions and remands the matter for a new trial.
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At approximately 4:30am on June 5, 2006, Phipps, after several hours of socializing with friends in the downtown Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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- State v. EvansCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1976
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