Legal Opinion
Brown v. People
Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided May 24, 2012No. S. Ct. Criminal No. 2011-0022PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
(May 24, 2012)
HODGE, Chief Justice-.
Kareem Jamal Brown appeals from the Superior Court’s March 10, 2011 Judgment and Commitment, which sentenced him to ten years of incarceration for voluntary manslaughter as a result of his guilty plea. For the reasons that follow, we will affirm the Superior Court’s Judgment.
I. STATEMENT OF FACTS AND PROCEDURAL POSTURE
This matter originated when the People of the Virgin Islands charged Brown and his co-defendant, Keelo Jacobs, with numerous offenses, including first degree murder, stemming from the September 12, 2005 death of Jahleel…
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