Legal Opinion
Charles Walker v. Government of the Virgin Islands Edwin Harris, Warden of the Bureau of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided October 13, 2000No. 99-3329PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SLOVITER, ROTH and STAPLETON, Circuit Judges
OPINION OF THE COURT
Petitioner Charles Walker was convicted and sentenced by the Territorial Court of the Virgin Islands for breaking various Virgin Islands criminal laws. Following his conviction, Walker filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the District Court of Hie Virgin Islands which held that it lacked subject-matter jurisdiction over Walker’s case. Our threshold task in this appeal is to satisfy ourselves that we have jurisdiction to entertain it. That task requires a review of the statutes and case law governing the litigation of…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Slack v. McDanielSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Frank T. Miller v. New Jersey State Department of Corrections Donald E. Lewis, Warden/administrator Attorney General of the State of New JerseyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998
- James Callwood v. Jerry Enos , Director, Bureau of Correction Chesley Roebuck, Chairman of V.I. Parole BoardCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2000
- Brow v. FarrellyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
- Steven Schandelmeier v. Warden Richard Cunningham. Appeal of Steve SchandelmeierCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986
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3Cited by23 opinions
- James Callwood v. Jerry Enos , Director, Bureau of Correction Chesley Roebuck, Chairman of V.I. Parole BoardCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2000
- Roy Sylvester Parrott v. Government of the Virgin IslandsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2000
- Edwards v. HOVENSA, LLCCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2007
- Kendall v. RussellCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2009
- No. 01-1717Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2002
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