Legal Opinion
Government of the Virgin Islands Ex Rel. Robinson v. Schneider
District Court, Virgin Islands
Decided April 19, 1995No. Civ. 1994-0168PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
MOORE, Chief Judge.
This case illustrates the anomalies that develop at the intersection of the single sovereign doctrine, the double jeopardy clause, and the Speedy Trial Act. 1 Because we find that the reprosecution of petitioner by the Government of the Virgin Islands (“government”) is fundamentally unfair and severely prejudicial to the defendant, we will amend our earlier Order of September 22, 1994 to dismiss this case with prejudice nunc pro tunc. 2
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
Jackson Robinson struck Sedley Joseph about the head with a two-by-four during an altercation on…
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3Cited by15 opinions
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