Legal Opinion
Government of the Virgin Islands v. Arthur Pemberton
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 13, 1987No. 86-3116PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.
The Government of the Virgin Islands appeals from the order of the District Court of the Virgin Islands, Appellate Division, affirming the order of the Territorial Court of the Virgin Islands dismissing an information against appellee Arthur Pemberton on the ground that the delay in bringing Pemberton to trial violated the speedy trial guarantee of the Sixth Amendment. In its opinion, the Appellate Division also suggested that the information was defective.
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Facts
Pemberton was arrested on November 28, 1983 together with Sergio Figueroa following an…
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