Legal Opinion
Chciuk-Davis v. People
Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided August 6, 2012No. S. Ct. Criminal No. 2011-0019PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
(August 6, 2012)
Hodge, Chief Justice.
Jeremy Michael Chciuk-Davis pled guilty to voluntary manslaughter and the trial court sentenced him to ten years incarceration. He now appeals his sentence, arguing that the trial court violated his due process rights by failing to adequately individualize his sentence. We are satisfied, however, that the trial court considered all the aggravating and mitigating factors presented by both parties and tailored the sentence imposed to the circumstances surrounding Chciuk-Davis’s conviction. Therefore, we affirm the judgment and commitment…
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