Legal Opinion
People v. Velasquez
Superior Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided January 16, 2014No. Case No. SX-2012-cr-063, Case No. SX-2012-cr-064, Case No. SX-2012-cr-065, Case No. SX-2012-cr-066, Case No. SX-2012-cr-076PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtDonohue, Judge
MEMORANDUM OPINION
(January 16, 2014)
These cases present the question of whether defendants charged with first-degree murder can ever be released on bail under section 3 of the Revised Organic Act of 1954 if the court previously determined that the proof is evident or the presumption great that the defendants committed the crime charged. Because this Court finds that section 3 was not intended to remove the trial court’s discretion to grant bail if the prosecution delays bringing defendants charged with first-degree murder to trial, the Court will grant the motions for release of Defendants…
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