Legal Opinion
Government of the Virgin Islands v. Beaumont Gereau, in Nos. 74-2019, 74-2020, 74-2021, 74-2022,74-2023
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 3, 1975No. 74-2019; 74-2020; 74-2021; 74-2022; 74-2023PublishedCited by 184 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
VAN DUSEN, Circuit Judge
Defendants-appellants contend that the District Court of the Virgin Islands, Division of St. Croix, erred in denying their motion for a new trial. Rejecting this contention, we affirm the district court.
On August 13, 1973, defendants were found guilty of first degree murder, first degree assault, and robbery. The jury which returned the guilty verdicts had deliberated for nine days. The jurors were polled individually and . each acknowledge the verdict as his own. Two days later, defendants filed a motion requesting a new trial on the ground that…
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