Legal Opinion
Monsanto v. Government of the Virgin Islands
Superior Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided December 3, 2007No. SX-06-CV-696Published
1Opinion of the CourtD’Eramo, Judge
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
(December 3, 2007)
Petitioner demento Monsanto was convicted of four counts of robbery and sentenced to four (4) concurrent terms of fifteen (15) years. Monsanto filed this habeas petition, requesting release from detention on the grounds that his due process rights were violated when the trial proceeded absent a finding that he was competent to stand trial. For the reasons stated herein, Monsanto’s habeas petition is granted and his release so ordered.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
Following his alleged involvement in an armed robbery on April 22, 2000, Monsanto…
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