Legal Opinion
In RE LEROY RICHARDS, Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided May 31, 2000No. 99-3234PublishedCited by 84 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
After the Government of the Virgin Islands had brought criminal charges in the Territorial Court of the Virgin Islands against Leroy Richards for sexual misconduct, the Attorney General attempted to exercise the traditional common law power of nolle prosequi and moved to dismiss. However, the Territorial Court, suspicious of the Government's motives, resisted and scheduled a hearing to explore further the underlying facts. Before that hearing could be held, but after the submission of an affidavit from the original complainant indicating her desire to terminate the matter,…
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