Government of the Virgin Islands v. Texido
District Court, Virgin Islands
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam 1
Jose Texido ["Texido" or "appellant"] was convicted of the kidnaping and rape of a 5-year-old girl pursuant to V.I. Code Ann., tit. 14 §§ 1700, 1052. He raises the following issues on appeal: 1) whether appellant's constitutional right to confront witnesses was violated when the trial court denied appellant's request to cross-examination a witness about that witness' employment history for the purpose of showing bias or motive to testify falsely; and 2) whether there was sufficient evidence for a finding of guilt. For the following reasons, the conviction will be affirmed.
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