Legal Opinion
Government of the Virgin Islands v. Leslie A. Joseph
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 21, 1985No. 84-3527PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
BECKER, Circuit Judge.
Appellant Leslie A. Joseph was charged by information in the District Court of the Virgin Islands with the crime of rape in the first degree, V.I.Code Ann. tit. 14, § 1701 (1964), 1 but was convicted by a jury of the crime of rape in the third degree, V.I.Code Ann. tit. 14, § 1703 (Supp.1984). 2 Joseph contends that his conviction of an offense not charged in the information must be overturned. The government counters that the conviction was proper because third degree rape is a lesser included offense of first degree rape. We conclude that'under the…
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