Legal Opinion
Government of the Virgin Islands v. Louis Smith
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided November 22, 1991No. 90-3652PublishedCited by 86 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SCIRICA, Circuit Judge
This case comes to us from the District Court of the Virgin Islands. Louis Smith was convicted of first degree murder, V.I. Code Ann. tit. 14, § 922(a)(1),1 and unlawful possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime of violence, V.I. Code Ann. tit. 14, § 2253(a). He was sentenced to life imprisonment on the murder *334count, and five years' imprisonment on the firearm count. Smith now appeals, contending that the district court committed "plain error" in failing to instruct the jury on the burden of proof on self-defense, and challenging the…
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