Legal Opinion
In re People
Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided July 6, 2007No. S. Ct. Civ. App. No. 2007/012PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HODGE, Chief Justice, CABRET, Associate Justice, and SWAN, Associate Justice.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
(July 6, 2007)
The Government of the Virgin Islands petitions for relief, including mandamus, enjoining the trial court from holding probable cause hearings for defendants summoned to court for an initial appearance in complaint-initiated criminal prosecutions.1 The Government argues that the filing of a complaint “dispenses with the need for a judicial probable cause examination.” (Mot. for Stay and Pet. for Expedited Writ of Mandamus 2.) The Government asks the Court to direct the trial court to…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Liteky v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Gerstein v. PughSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- McNabb v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Cheney v. United States District Court for District of ColumbiaSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
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3Cited by6 opinions
- In re NajawiczSupreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 2009
- In re RogersSupreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 2012
- Bank of Nova Scotia v. DoreSuperior Court of The Virgin Islands · 2012
- In re PeopleSupreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 2011
- Ryan v. RyanSuperior Court of The Virgin Islands · 2010
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