Legal Opinion
Phillip v. People
Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided June 26, 2013No. S. Ct. Criminal No. 2012-0086PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
(June 26, 2013)
HODGE, Chief Justice.
Jevern Phillip appeals from an August 16, 2012 Judgment and Commitment issued by the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands.2 Phillip was adjudged guilty of a number of offenses, including first-degree murder, and was sentenced, inter alia, to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.3 The Court rejects Phillip’s challenges to the sufficiency of the evidence and to alleged trial errors, and affirms Phillip’s convictions.
I. STATEMENT OF RELEVANT FACTS AND PROCEDURAL POSTURE
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