Legal Opinion
Government of the Virgin Islands v. Zacchaeas Blake Leon Nisbett
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 8, 1997No. 96-7769PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ROTH
This case requires us to interpret a Virgin Islands statute permitting the government to appeal, during a criminal trial, a ruling "involving a substantial and recurring question of law which requires appellate resolution." 4 V.I.C. § 39(d) (Supp. 1996-1997). During the trial of defendants Zacchaeas Blake and Leon Nisbett, who were charged with third degree assault and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, the Territorial Court of the Virgin Islands excluded certain of the government's evidence. In order to challenge these evidentiary rulings, the…
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