Legal Opinion
Bryan v. Government of the Virgin Islands
Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided March 14, 2012No. S. Ct. Civ. No. 2008-0076PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*453OPINION OF THE COURT
(March 14, 2012)
CABRET, Associate Justice.
In this case, Ottice Bryan appeals the Superior Court’s denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Specifically, Bryan argues that the Superior Court should have granted the writ and permitted him to withdraw his guilty plea to charges of second degree murder because the trial court never explained the mandatory minimum sentence that accompanied his guilty plea. For the reasons which follow, we reverse the April 4, 2008 order of the Superior Court and remand with instructions to issue the writ.
I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL…
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