Legal Opinion
Thomas v. People
Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided March 10, 2014No. S. Ct. Criminal Nos. 2012-0140, 2012-0145PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
(March 10, 2014)
Hodge, Chief Justice.
Kamal Thomas and Anselmo Boston appeal from Findings of Facts and Conclusions of Law and an accompanying Order issued by the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands on November 29, 2012.1 Following a remand from this Court, the Superior Court held a hearing to determine whether the jury that convicted Thomas and Boston considered extraneous or extrinsic information and, if so, whether this misconduct was prejudicial. Because we defer to the trial court’s factual finding that no such misconduct occurred prior to deliberations, and further…
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