Legal Opinion
People v. Velasquez
Superior Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided February 6, 2014No. Case Nos. SX-2012-cr-063, SX-2012-cr-064, SX-2012-cr-065, SX-2012-cr-066, SX-2012-cr-076PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDonohue, Judge
MEMORANDUM OPINION
(February 6, 2014)
The question presented is whether a defendant’s waiver of the right to trial by jury in a criminal case is subject to the prosecution’s consent for purposes of obtaining a bench trial. For the reasons stated below, the Court concludes that because section 26 of the Revised Organic Act applies in the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands and because that section clearly provides that the government has the right to demand a jury trial, both parties must waive their respective rights to trial by jury before the Court can agree to conduct a bench trial. Because…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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