Legal Opinion
Richardson v. Gov't of the Virgin Islands
District Court, Virgin Islands
Decided September 16, 2011No. D.C. App. Criminal App. No. 1997-0015-2PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
(September 16, 2011)
Maurice Richardson (“Richardson”) appeals his conviction in the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands for conspiracy to commit murder, murder, and unlawful possession of a firearm.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDUAL BACKGROUND
“After a jury has returned a guilty verdict we are bound to interpret the evidence in the light most favorable to the [G]ovemment.” United States v. Wood, 486 F.3d 781, 783 (3d Cir. 2007). With this standard in mind, we offer the following factual background. On March 26, 1994, between 11:00 p.m. and shortly after midnight, Officer Stephen Hodge…
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