Legal Opinion
Beaupierre v. People
Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided August 10, 2011No. S. Ct. Crim. No. 2009-0005PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
(August 10, 2011)
Cabret, J.
Daryl Beaupierre appeals a ten year mandatory minimum sentence based on a conviction following a bench trial of rape in the first degree. People v. Beaupierre, No. ST-07-CR-0000352 (V.I. Super. Ct. Dec. 17, 2008). Beaupierre presents three arguments in support of his claim that mandatory minimum sentences are unconstitutional: (1) mandatory minimum sentences violate due process, (2) mandatory minimum sentences are cruel and unusual punishments, and (3) mandatory minimum sentences violate the doctrine of separation of powers and impermissibly…
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