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FOR PUBLICATION IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS RICHARD A. PENN, JR., ) S. Ct. Crim, No. 2023-0122 Appellant/Defendant ) Re: Super. Ct. Crim. No. 22/284 (STT) ) v ) ) PEOPLE OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS ) Appellee/Plaintiff. ) ) ) On Appeal from the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands Division of St. Thomas & St. John Superior Court Judge: Hon. Sigrid M. Tejo Considered: October 8, 2024 Filed: May 8, 2026 Cite as:

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BEFORE RHYS S. HODGE, Chief Justice; IVE ARLINGTON SWAN, Associate Justice; and HAROLD W. L. WILLOCKS, Associate Justice ATTORNEYS. Stephen H. Franko IV, Esq Office of…