Chinnery v. People
Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
(May 27, 2011)
Hodge, C.J.
Appellant Ivan Chinnery challenges his convictions for two counts of unlawful sexual contact in the first degree on the grounds that (1) the Superior Court erred in upholding a challenge to his attempted peremptory strike of a prospective white juror; (2) the Superior Court erred in admitting evidence of prior bad acts; and (3) the interests of ■justice require a new trial. For the reasons that follow we will reverse the Superior Court’s May 7, 2009 Judgment and Commitment and remand the matter to the Superior Court for a new trial.
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