GOVERNMENT OF VIRGIN ISLANDS v. OLIVER

No. 15505.

360 F.2d 297 (1966)

GOVERNMENT OF the VIRGIN ISLANDS v. Stanford OLIVER, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals Third Circuit.

Decided May 13, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. Marsh, Christiansted, St. Croix, V. I., for appellant.

John E. Stout, Asst. U. S. Atty., Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, V. I. (Almeric L. Christian, U. S. Atty., Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, V. I., on the brief), for appellee.

Before KALODNER, Chief Judge and MARIS and HASTIE, Circuit Judges.


Argued at Charlotte Amalie February 2, 1966.

KALODNER, Chief Judge.

Following a jury trial, defendant was found guilty on a two-count Information charging Assault in the First Degree (14 V.I.C. § 295(1)), and Escape from Custody (14 V.I.C. § 661) on February 10, 1965.

The critical issue1 presented on this appeal from the judgment of sentence is whether prejudicial error was committed by reason of reference at...

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