Legal Opinion
Government of the Virgin Islands v. Torres
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided April 4, 1973No. D.C. Crim. No. 132-1971PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ROSENN, Circuit Judge
Emérito Torres appeals to this court from his judgment of conviction on March 16, 1972, for premeditated murder. He was tried to a jury in the District of the Virgin Islands and was sentenced to life imprisonment. His appeal raises a number of alleged trial errors, the most important of *618which is the failure of the trial judge to decide as a matter of law that the Government’s key witness was an accomplice to the crime. We find no error and affirm.
The body of Nelson DeFoe, the victim, bearing stab wounds in the head, neck, and chest, and multiple…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- United States v. Walter Augustus Bowe, Robert Steele Collier, and Khaleel Sultarn SayyedCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966
- United States v. Odis Warren NolteCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- John Roland Phelps v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
- United States v. John Philip CrockerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1971
- Government of the Virgin Islands v. Hipolito Rivera SolisCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1966
3Cited by5 opinions
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- Government of the Virgin Islands v. David CastilloCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
- United States v. MastroDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1983
- Government of the Virgin Islands v. Henry C. BradshawCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
- People v. ParrillaSuperior Court of The Virgin Islands · 2013