Legal Opinion
Government of the Virgin Islands v. Dowling, Reuben. Appeal of Reuben Dowling
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 15, 1987No. 86-3289, 86-3290PublishedCited by 97 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
STAPLETON, Circuit Judge:
On July 8, 1985, the First Pennsylvania Bank in Frederiksted, St. Croix was robbed. Appellant Reuben Dowling was arrested and charged with both federal and territorial offenses in connection with the robbery. The first trial for those offenses, held in the District Court for the Virgin Islands, resulted in a hung jury on November 14, 1985. On April 2, 1986, after a second trial in that court, a jury convicted Dowling of all charges.
During the second trial, the trial judge received a note from a juror that indicated that the jury had been exposed to…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Wainwright v. WittSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Irvin v. DowdSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Smith v. PhillipsSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Patton v. YountSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Marshall v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
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3Cited by97 opinions
- Dowling v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
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- United States v. Richard O. BertoliCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
- State v. BeySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1988
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