Legal Opinion
LeBlanc v. People
Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided April 4, 2012No. S. Ct. Crim. No. 2011-0027PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
(April 4, 2012)
Hodge, Chief Justice.
Lennox M. LeBlanc appeals his convictions for child abuse pursuant to title 14, section 505 of the Virgin Islands Code and unlawful sexual contact in the second degree pursuant to title 14, section 1709. He argues that section 505, as applied to him, is unconstitutionally vague. LeBlanc also contends that the trial court committed reversible error by allowing the People to introduce inadmissible hearsay into evidence. We conclude that the charging phrase of section 505 under which LeBlanc was prosecuted is unconstitutionally vague, but…
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