Legal Opinion
Walker v. Government of the Virgin Islands
District Court, Virgin Islands
Decided December 20, 2000No. D.C. Civ. App. 1998-196PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
Appellant Charles Walker appeals his 23-year sentence arising out of the purchase of a watch and bracelet using three counterfeit credit cards. We vacate his conviction and sentence on all five counts.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
On November 5, 1996, Charles Walker [“Walker” or “appellant”], a 55-year-old nonresident of the Virgin Islands with no prior convictions, arrived in St. Thomas on board a flight from Atlanta. After checking into a hotel, he and another man, Earl Gunn [“Gunn”], went first to the Little Switzerland Parkside Store, where they purchased a Rolex…
3Cases cited20 opinions
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- Townsend v. BurkeSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- United States v. BatchelderSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Joseph L. Thomas v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
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4Cited by6 opinions
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