Legal Opinion
United States v. Ronald Gillette
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 6, 2013No. 09-2853PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
(December 6, 2013)
Vanaskie, Circuit Judge
At the heart of this appeal is whether the District Court of the Virgin Islands retains concurrent jurisdiction over local Virgin Islands crimes when the federal crimes giving rise to that jurisdiction are dismissed midtrial. Ronald Edward Gillette was tried in the District Court for failing to register as a sex offender in violation of federal law, and for numerous counts of aggravated rape and unlawful sexual contact in violation of Virgin Islands law. After the Government rested its case, the District Court dismissed the federal…
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