GOVERNMENT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS v. JOHN

Nos. 18156, 18157, 18158.

447 F.2d 69 (1971)

GOVERNMENT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS v. Reinhold JOHN et al., Appellant in 18,156. Appeal of Mark CHRISTIAN, in 18,157. Appeal of Evans DANIEL, in 18,158.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided July 20, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward J. Ocean, Christiansted, St. Croix, V. I., for appellants.

Joel D. Sacks, Asst. U.S. Atty., Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, V. I., for appellee.

Before KALODNER, FREEDMAN and ADAMS, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

KALODNER, Circuit Judge.

The instant appeals are from judgments of conviction of the District Court of the Virgin Islands pursuant to a jury's verdicts finding the defendants guilty of first degree rape in violation of 14 V.I.C. § 1701(2).1

Defendants contend (1) the evidence was insufficient to sustain the jury's guilty verdicts; (2) prejudicial errors marked the conduct of the trial; (3) prejudicial...

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