Legal Opinion
Joseph v. Government of the Virgin Islands
District Court, Virgin Islands
Decided August 5, 2008No. D.C. Criminal App. No. 2005-62PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GÓMEZ, Chief Judge of the District Court of the Virgin Islands; FINCH, Judge of the District Court of the Virgin Islands; and D’ERAMO, Judge of the Superior Court, Division of St. Croix, sitting by designation.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
(August 5, 2008)
Appellant Melville Joseph (“Joseph”) appeals his conviction in the Superior Court for third-degree assault and possession of a deadly weapon during the commission of a crime of violence. For the reasons stated below, the Court will affirm Joseph’s convictions on both counts.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
On the morning of November 5, 2004, Joseph…
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