Legal Opinion
Government of the Virgin Islands v. Albert
District Court, Virgin Islands
Decided February 2, 2000No. D.C. CRIM. APP. NO. 1997/004, Re: T.C. CRIM. NO. F934/1995PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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This appellate panel is called upon to decide: 1) whether the trial judge erred in denying appellant's motion to suppress his confession; 2) whether the trial judge abused his discretion in allowing the videotape of the crime scene; and 3) whether the trial court's felony murder instruction improperly advised the jury of the law.
FACTS
Barbara Cromwell ["Mrs. Cromwell"] was found murdered in her apartment at the Cruzan Princesse Condominiums ["Cruzan Princesse"] on November 29, 1995. An autopsy revealed that Mrs. Cromwell had struggled with her assailant(s) before she was…
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