Legal Opinion
Simmonds v. People
Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided August 13, 2013No. S. Ct. Criminal No. 2012-0074PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
(August 13, 2013)
Hodge, Chief Justice.
Appellant Christopher Simmonds appeals from the Superior Court’s August 15, 2012 Judgment, which adjudicated him guilty of first-degree murder and various other offenses. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
I. STATEMENT OF RELEVANT FACTS AND PROCEDURAL POSTURE
On June 29, 2010, the People of the Virgin Islands filed an information charging Simmonds with first-degree murder and other offenses stemming from the shooting death of Cedric Rouse on April 5,2009. Prior to trial, Simmonds filed a motion requesting that the jury visit the…
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