Legal Opinion
Government of the Virgin Islands v. Lewis
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 8, 2010No. 09-3245PublishedCited by 80 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
(September 8, 2010)
CHAGARES, Circuit Judge
Michael Lewis was convicted of unlawful possession of a firearm in the Territorial Court of the Virgin Islands, and was sentenced to fifteen years in prison. He appealed to the District Court of the Virgin Islands, Appellate Division, which affirmed the conviction and sentence. He now appeals to this Court, arguing principally that the trial court committed plain error by failing, sua sponte, to instruct the jury on the affirmative defense of justification. For the reasons that follow, we disagree. We will affirm the conviction without…
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