Legal Opinion
Garcia v. Government of the V.I.
District Court, Virgin Islands
Decided September 25, 2006No. D.C. Crim. App. No. 2005/018PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
(September 25, 2006)
Julio Ortiz Garcia (“Garcia” or “appellant”) was convicted in Superior Court of two counts of rape first degree, attempted rape first degree, unlawful sexual contact first degree, kidnapping for rape, and two counts of child abuse. Garcia now argues on appeal that:
1) The trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress his out of court and in-court identification;
2) The sentence imposed violated both the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment and the Fifth Amendment’s protections against double jeopardy.
Having considered…
2Cases cited47 opinions
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3Cited by7 opinions
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