Legal Opinion
King v. People
Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided August 21, 2017No. S. Ct. Criminal No. 2015-0113Published
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
(August 21,2017)
Cabret, Associate Justice.
Lawrence King appeals the Superior Court’s November 18, 2015 judgment and commitment, arguing that the Superior Court erred by sentencing King instead of finding him not guilty by reason of insanity. Because the People did not prove King’s sanity beyond a reasonable doubt, we reverse the Superior Court’s November 18, 2015 judgment and commitment, and remand this matter with instructions to enter a judgment of not guilty by reason of insanity on all counts.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
On April 1, 2015, King approached a…
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