Legal Opinion
Government of the Virgin Islands v. Juan Ascencio Roldan
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 28, 1979No. 79-1443PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
GARTH, Circuit Judge
This is an appeal from a conviction for murder in the first degree under V.I. Code tit. 14, § 922(a) (1). Juan A. Roldan, the convicted defendant, challenges first, the admission into evidence of his prior conviction and second, the sufficiency of the evidence of premeditation and de liberation. Because we are satisfied that the district court did not err in its evidentiary ruling or in submitting the case to the jury, we affirm.
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On the morning of March 23, 1978, Enrique Garcia was found dead in a yard close to Roldan’s property. His body, which was…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Michelson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Government of Virgin Islands v. GereauCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1974
- United States v. Victor Ernesto Bosch, United States of America v. Victor Correa GomezCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
- United States v. Carl BenedettoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
- United States v. CooperCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Government of the Virgin Islands v. Raphello Harris, Sr.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
- United States of America Government of the Virgin Islands v. Victor McDene Applewhaite, No. 98-7541 United States of America Government of the Virgin Islands v. Lydia Grouby Romero Victor McDene Applewhaite Lydia Grouby Romero, No. 98-7624Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1999
- United States v. Dion LawrenceCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2003
- Government of the Virgin Islands v. Dale CharlesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
- Government of the Virgin Islands v. Juan A. MartinezCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986
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