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GOVERNMENT OF VIRGIN ISLANDS v. LEONARD

No. 76-1655.

548 F.2d 478 (1977)

GOVERNMENT OF the VIRGIN ISLANDS, Appellee, v. Charles LEONARD, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided January 24, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julio A. Brady, Ishmael A. Meyers, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, V. I., for appellee.

George M. Alexis, Christiansted, V. I., Michael L. Rankin, Acting Fed. Public Defender, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, V. I., for appellant.

Before SEITZ, Chief Judge, and GIBBONS and HUNTER, Circuit Judges.

JAMES HUNTER, III, Circuit Judge:

Charles Leonard was convicted of aiding and abetting Herbert Williams in embezzling some 49 rolls of chicken wire from the storeroom of the Civil Defense Office on St. Thomas. He appeals from the judgment on the verdict of guilt. For the reasons that follow, we reverse.

I.

On August 4, 1975, one Edmond A. Penn became Director of the Office of Civil Defense and Emergency Services for the Virgin Islands. At that time...

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