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GOVERNMENT OF VIRGIN ISLANDS v. PETERSEN

No. 76-2074.

553 F.2d 324 (1977)

GOVERNMENT OF the VIRGIN ISLANDS v. Allan PETERSEN, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided April 13, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julio A. Brady, U.S. Atty., R. Eric Moore, Asst. U.S. Atty., Christiansted, St. Croix, V. I., for appellee.

Alexander A. Farrelly, Birch, De Jongh & Farrelly, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, V. I., Winston A. Hodge, Christiansted, St. Croix, V. I., for appellant.

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

OPINION OF THE COURT

SEITZ, Chief Judge.

Defendant, Allan Petersen, appeals from a final judgment of conviction and sentence upon a jury verdict finding guilt on two counts of second degree murder. Defendant urges five bases for reversal,1 only two of which require discussion: the district court's refusal to suppress eyewitness testimony, and its refusal to admit opinion testimony concerning...

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