Legal Opinion
Rivera-Moreno v. Government of the Virgin Islands
Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided September 26, 2014No. S. Ct. Civil No. 2014-0010PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
(September 26, 2014)
Hodge, Chief Justice.
Appellant Ruben Rivera-Moreno appeals from the Superior Court’s January 9, 2014 order, which denied his petition for writ of habeas corpus with prejudice. For the reasons that follow, we reverse and direct the Superior Court, on remand, to grant the habeas corpus petition and order a new trial, if the Government be so advised, for first-degree murder, assault with a deadly weapon, and unauthorized possession of a firearm during a crime of violence.
I. BACKGROUND
On January 28, 1991, the Government of the Virgin Islands and the United…
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