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GOVERNMENT OF VIRGIN ISLANDS v. TOTO

No. 75-1312.

529 F.2d 278 (1976)

GOVERNMENT OF the VIRGIN ISLANDS v. Schiller TOTO, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided January 29, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George M. Alexis, Federal Public Defender, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, V. I., for appellant.

Julio A. Brady, U. S. Atty., Ishmael A. Meyers, Asst. U. S. Atty., District of the Virgin Islands, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, V. I., Frank W. Dunham, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., Eastern District of Virginia, for appellee.

Before ALDISERT, WEIS and GARTH, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

ALDISERT, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Schiller Toto was convicted of distributing marihuana in violation of the Virgin Islands Controlled Substances Law, 19 V.I.C. § 604(a)(1). He testified at his trial and, in response to the prosecutor's questioning on cross-examination, admitted that he had previously pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor of petit larceny. Defense counsel timely objected. The government seeks to justify the questioning...

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