Legal Opinion

Castillo v. Turnbull

Superior Court of The Virgin Islands

Decided July 29, 2005No. Civil Misc. No. 34/2005, Civil Misc. No. 38/2005Published

1Opinion of the CourtHollar, Judge

MEMORANDUM OPINION

(July 29, 2005)

Before the Court are applications for writs of habeas corpus, filed by the Petitioners, pursuant to 5 V.I. CODE Ann. § 1301 et seq. The Respondent(s) filed an opposition on June 16, 2005. The Petitioners individually challenge their current detention, at the Bureau of Corrections, pending criminal prosecutions in Criminal Case Nos. F225/2005 and F226/2005, on the ground that their presence in the United States Virgin Islands was illegally procured and not in compliance 5 V.I. Code Ann. Ch. 331, § 3801 et seq. Chapter 331 sets forth the procedure governing…

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