PEOPLE OF VIRGIN ISLANDS v. PRICE

No. 9943.

181 F.2d 394 (1950)

PEOPLE OF VIRGIN ISLANDS v. PRICE.

United States Court of Appeals Third Circuit.

Decided April 17, 1950.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Almeric L. Christian, Christiansted, V. I., for appellant.

Croxton Williams, Assistant District Attorney, Charlotte Amalie, V. I., for respondent.

Before MARIS, MAGRUDER and KALODNER, Circuit Judges.


MARIS, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal by the defendant from his conviction in the District Court of the Virgin Islands of murder in the first degree and from the sentence of death imposed by the court pursuant to the recommendation of the trial jury. The homicide in question took place in the town of Christiansted, in the Municipality of St. Croix. The Code of Laws of that municipality, enacted by an Ordinance of the Colonial Council of St. Croix, approved June...

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