GOVERNMENT OF VIRGIN ISLANDS v. CHARLES

No. 78-1337.

590 F.2d 82 (1979)

GOVERNMENT OF the VIRGIN ISLANDS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CHARLES, Winston, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided January 3, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ishmael A. Meyers, U. S. Atty., Charlotte Amalie St. Thomas, V. I., Robert S. Tignor, Asst. U. S. Atty., Christiansted, St. Croix, V. I., for plaintiff-appellee.

Judith L. Bourne, Asst. Federal Public Defender, Christiansted, St. Croix, V. I., for defendant-appellant.

Before SEITZ, Chief Judge, and WEIS and GARTH, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

PER CURIAM:

The defendant Winston Charles was charged under the Virgin Islands Criminal Code with attacking one Gilberto Gonzalez with a machete. The original information contained three counts. Count I charged Charles with assault with intent to murder. Count II charged him with two types of third degree assault. Count III charged Charles with the possession of a dangerous weapon during the commission of a crime of violence. Because...

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