Carl Simon v. Government of the Virgin Islan

RENDELL, Circuit Judge:

Carl Simon was convicted in 1994 for his part in a break-in that led to the death of Daniel Ezekiel. Twenty-five years later, we review his petition for habeas relief. Although we agree with the Appellate Division of the District Court for the Virgin Islands that most of Simon's claims do not entitle him to relief, we remand for two reasons. First , the Superior Court abused its discretion when it declined to conduct an evidentiary hearing to address Simon's claim that the Virgin Islands Government violated its Brady obligations by failing to disclose a prior agreement…