Legal Opinion
Government of the Virgin Islands v. Ubiles
District Court, Virgin Islands
Decided May 3, 2004No. 2000-502, 2000-503, 2000-504, 2000-506PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
2Per curiam
I. SUMMARY
The government has appealed the trial judge’s decision to dismiss, with prejudice, the charges against the defendants as a sanction for the government’s violation of a discovery deadline. For the reasons set forth below, we hold a less severe sanction should have been imposed and vacate the trial court’s dismissal.
II. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
On November 11, 1999, the defendants were traveling in a motor vehicle that was stopped after Virgin Islands Police Officers allegedly observed that the driver of vehicle was not wearing a seat belt. (Appellant Br. at 8.) Upon…
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