Legal Opinion
People v. Joseph
Superior Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided July 21, 2015No. Case Nos. SX-11-CR-109 and SX-14-CR-164PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtBrady, Judge
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
(July 21,2015)
THIS MATTER is before the Court on Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss the Rape Cases Pending against Him on the Grounds that He is Incompetent to Stand Trial (“Motion”), filed October 20, 2014 and the People’s Response, filed December 2, 2014. For the reasons that follow, Defendant’s Motion will be denied.
BACKGROUND
Defendant was released from incarceration in 2007 after serving part of a twenty year sentence following his conviction for rape. In 2011, he was charged for allegedly raping his “girlfriend” and, in a separate incident, was charged in the first…
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