Legal Opinion
Government of the Virgin Islands v. Parry Bellott
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 27, 1974No. 72-2057PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
GIBBONS, Circuit Judge
Perry Bellot was indicted for first degree murder, 14 V.I.C. § 922(a), was found guilty by a jury, and was sentenced to life imprisonment. The victim was a paramour with whom Bellott quarreled, apparently over her decision to leave him. The defense offered the testimony of two expert witnesses, a clinical psychologist and a psychiatrist, to the effect that Bellott was, on the date of the offense, suffering from a mental illness and that the act for which he was indicted was committed in consequence of that mental illness. See United States v. Currens,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Leland v. OregonSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Davis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- United States v. Archie W. BrawnerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
- United States v. Donald Kenneth CurrensCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1961
- Davis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
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3Cited by26 opinions
- United States v. Wilfredo Alvarez Appeal of John A/K/A Jorge MartinezCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
- United States v. John Digilio, in No. 75-2218. Appeal of Harry Lupo, in No. 75-2219. Appeal of Peter Szwandrak, in No. 75-2220Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- Government of the Virgin Islands v. Louis SmithCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
- State v. KnaubertCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1976
- Government of the Virgin Islands v. Aldain WebbeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
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