GOVERNMENT OF VIRGIN ISLANDS v. TESTAMARK

No. 75-1911.

528 F.2d 742 (1976)

GOVERNMENT OF the VIRGIN ISLANDS v. Paul TESTAMARK, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided January 29, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George M. Alexis, St. Thomas, V. I., for appellant.

Ishmael A. Meyers, Julio A. Brady, U.S. Atty. for Dist. of V. I., Richard L. Meyer, Sp. Asst. Atty., Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, V. I., for appellee.

Before ALDISERT, WEIS and GARTH, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

ALDISERT, Circuit Judge.

This appeal, following sentence for a criminal conviction, raises questions relating to the impeachment of appellant's credibility, and challenges the Virgin Islands' aggravated assault and battery statute implicating a female victim, 14 V.I.C. § 298(5),1 on Equal Protection grounds.

Appellant was charged with rape in the first degree, 14 V.I.C. § 1701(3), and unlawful...

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