Legal Opinion
Williams v. People
Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided November 5, 2013No. S. Ct. Crim. No. 2012-0028PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
(November 5, 2013)
Hodge, Chief Justice.
Jalani Williams appeals from the Superior Court’s May 17, 2012 Judgment and Commitment, which adjudicated him guilty of first-degree murder and various other offenses. For the reasons that follow, we affirm his convictions, but remand the matter for re-sentencing.
I. STATEMENT OF RELEVANT FACTS AND PROCEDURAL POSTURE
The People of the Virgin Islands charged Jalani and his two co-defendants, Joh Williams and Khareem Hughes,1 with numerous offenses — including first-degree murder — stemming from an event that took place on the early…
2Cases cited45 opinions
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- Griffith v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1987
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3Cited by23 opinions
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