Legal Opinion
People v. Miller
Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided July 8, 2016No. S. Ct. Civil No. 2016-0001PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
(July 8, 2016)
Swan, Associate Justice.
Samuel L. Joseph, Esq., Chief Public Defender in the Office of the Territorial Public Defender (“Attorney Joseph”), appeals the Superior Court’s orders which involuntarily appointed him to represent the defendant, Rodney E. Miller, Sr. (“Miller”). For the reasons enumerated below, we accept jurisdiction and vacate the orders appointing Attorney Joseph as counsel.
I. BACKGROUND
The facts germane to the underlying criminal case are undisputed. In 2008, Miller was charged with a litany of offenses, including violations of the Criminally…
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