Legal Opinion
Government of Virgin Islands v. Crowe
District Court, Virgin Islands
Decided March 31, 1975No. Crim. 27-1968PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtYoung, District Judge
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
I
BACKGROUND OF THE CASE
A court trial was held in this matter on December 2 and 18, 1974 and January 13, 1975, at which the principal issue raised related to defendant’s defense of insanity. Since the killing of Roger McKibben on April 4, 1968, for which defendant stands charged, this case has endured a somewhat erratic history. On May 31, 1968, defendant pleaded guilty to Murder First Degree and was given a life sentence by Judge Gordon, then sitting as Judge of this Court. Pursuant to an Order signed by me on September 27, 1973, the foregoing sentence was vacated,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Dusky v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Gerald C. Bolton v. David W. Harris, Acting Superintendent of Saint Elizabeths HospitalCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
- State v. PotterSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1974
- Government of the Virgin Islands v. Hugh SmithCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1960
- State v. HamptonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1969
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3Cited by6 opinions
- State v. LawSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1978
- Government of the Virgin Islands v. Aldain WebbeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
- United States Ex Rel. Frantino v. HatrakDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1976
- Bellot v. Government of the Virgin IslandsDistrict Court, Virgin Islands · 2003
- Government of Virgin Islands v. CroweCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
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