Legal Opinion
People v. Pratt
Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided November 14, 2008No. S. Ct. Crim. No. 2008-013PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*320OPINION OF THE COURT
(November 14, 2008)
2Per curiam
The People of the Virgin Islands (hereafter “People”) appeal a February 4, 2008 Superior Court Order sentencing Appellee Malceem Pratt (hereafter “Pratt” or “Appellee”) to six months probation in lieu of one year incarceration, which the People purport is the mandatory minimum sentence for unlawful possession of a firearm, the crime to which Pratt pled guilty. Pratt argues that the People have no authority to appeal Pratt’s sentence because title 4, section 33(d) of the Virgin Islands Code does not allow the People to appeal a sentencing order. For the…
3Cases cited13 opinions
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- Arizona v. ManypennySupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Frederick Leon Dotson v. J.J. Clark, Warden, Memphis Federal Correctional InstitutionCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
- Virgin Islands Government Hospitals & Health Facilities Corp. v. Government of the Virgin Islands, Department of HealthSupreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 2008
- United States v. Helen Mae Lane, United States of America v. Honorable Fred KunzelCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1960
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4Cited by24 opinions
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