Legal Opinion
Government of the Virgin Islands v. Zachry
Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided August 31, 1989No. Criminal No. 79/87PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHodge, Presiding Judge
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
This matter is before the court on defendant’s motions to dismiss. The questions presented are: (1) whether the language of 20 V.I.C. § 493(a)(1), “... under the influence of an intoxicating liquor ...”, is unconstitutionally vague and/or ambiguous; and (2) whether defendant’s right to a speedy trial was violated, pursuant to this *246jurisdiction’s adoption of the Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial? For the reasons stated below, the court concludes that the statute is not unconstitutionally vague, but that the defendant’s right to a speedy trial has been violated.
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2Cases cited8 opinions
- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Winters v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- United States v. Loud HawkSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- State v. BudgeSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1927
- Synnott v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1973
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Government of the Virgin Islands v. Edward StevenCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998
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- Francis v. PeopleSupreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 2015
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