Legal Opinion
Government of the Virgin Islands v. Williams, Frederico, in No. 83-3480 v. Ayala, Jorge, in No. 83-3481 v. Guadalupe, Leocadio, in No. 83-3501
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 24, 1984No. 83-3480, 83-3481 and 83-3501PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
A. LEON HIGGINBOTHAM, Jr., Circuit Judge.
All three defendants/appellants were convicted of burglary in the third degree, grand larceny, and unlawful possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime of violence, i.e. burglary. The issues presented on appeal are whether the trial court erred (1) in denying defendants’ pretrial motions to suppress evidence seized during a search of defendant Ayala’s car and (2) in denying defendants’ motion for judgment of acquittal on the weapons count because the evidence was insufficient to support a conviction. We find the…
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