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Tonkin v. Michael

District Court, Virgin Islands

Decided October 5, 1972No. Civ. Nos. 364/72, 367/72 to 369/72PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtYoung, Judge

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Petitioner, the Attorney General of the Virgin Islands, seeks to challenge, by writ of mandamus or prohibition, or in the alternative, by writ of review, the propriety of the action of a Municipal Court judge 1 in appointing private prosecutors to prosecute three separate complaints against three police officers. The complaints encompass three separate incidents involving the officers’ behavior toward the complainants while said complainants were being arrested. 2 After reviewing the facts of each incident, the Attorney General filed complaints against the citizens who had…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. People v. SidenerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1962
  2. The PEOPLE v. MillerIllinois Supreme Court · 1958
  3. Rapp v. Van DusenCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1965
  4. Pugach v. KleinDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1961
  5. Miller A. Dixon v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. In RE LEROY RICHARDS, AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2000
  2. In Re RichardsDistrict Court, Virgin Islands · 1999
  3. Dawsey v. Government of the Virgin IslandsDistrict Court, Virgin Islands · 1996
  4. People v. SimmondsSuperior Court of The Virgin Islands · 2007
  5. Government of the Virgin Islands v. MaxeySupreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 1989

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