Legal Opinion
Miller v. People
Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided August 9, 2017No. S. Ct. Criminal No. 2015-0062PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
(August 9, 2017)
Cabret, Associate Justice.
Roñica D. Miller (“Miller”) appeals from the Superior Court’s July 6, 2015 judgment, which imposed a longer sentence than that recommended in the plea agreement she negotiated with the People. Because the Superior Court relied on Miller’s religion to impose a longer sentence in violation of Miller’s First Amendment and Due Process Clause rights, we remand for resentencing.
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In 2007, the Office of the Virgin Islands Inspector General launched a criminal investigation into allegations that Rodney…
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