Legal Opinion
Government of the Virgin Islands v. Commissiong
District Court, Virgin Islands
Decided February 16, 1989No. Crim. A. 88-79PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BROTMAN, District Judge. *
Presently before the court are the defendant’s post-trial motions to dismiss count II of the criminal information, for judgment of acquittal or in the alternative for a new trial on both counts of the information, and to set aside his sentence. For the reasons set forth below, the court will deny the motions.
I. FACTS AND PROCEDURE
The Government of the Virgin Islands (“the government” or “the prosecution”) filed a criminal information on May 16, 1988, charging Keith Comissiong 1 (“Comissiong” or “the defendant”) with murder in the first degree and unlawfully…
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