Legal Opinion
Smith v. People
Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided May 19, 2009No. S. Ct. Crim. No. 2007-078PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CABRET, Associate Justice; SWAN, Associate Justice; and D’ERAMO, Designated Justice.1
OPINION OF THE COURT
(May 19, 2009)
CABRET, J.
Following a fatal shooting at a public housing community on St. Thomas, the People of the Virgin Islands charged Kishawn Smith with, among other crimes, second degree murder, possession of an unlicensed firearm, and unauthorized possession of ammunition. Smith was tried before a jury which found him guilty of these three offenses. Smith filed the instant appeal asserting that the evidence presented at trial was insufficient to sustain his convictions. For the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- United States v. Robert Joseph Carr, Jr., in No. 93-1376. United States of America v. Walter Orlando Cardona-Usquiano, in No. 93-1383Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
- United States v. Darrin Casper, A/K/A Barry JacksonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
- United States v. Larry Boone, United States of America v. Thomas Weston, AKA Rasul Thomas Weston, United States of America v. Thomas Weston, AKA RasulCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2002
- Latalladi v. PeopleSupreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 2009
- The United States of America v. Nicholas A. StironeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1963
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3Cited by40 opinions
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