GOVERNMENT OF VIRGIN ISLANDS v. EDINBOROUGH

No. 79-2084.

625 F.2d 472 (1980)

GOVERNMENT OF the VIRGIN ISLANDS v. Edmund EDINBOROUGH, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided June 9, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George M. Alexis (argued), Federal Public Defender, St. Thomas, U. S. V. I., for appellant.

Ishmael A. Meyers, U. S. Atty., Terry M. Halpern (argued), Asst. U. S. Atty., Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U. S. V. I., for appellee.

Before ADAMS, MARIS and SLOVITER, Circuit Judges.


SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.

Rule 615 of the Federal Rules of Evidence provides for the sequestration of witnesses when requested by one of the parties. In this appeal we are asked to hold that the failure of the district court to sequester a witness is, without more, reversible error. Because we find that the action of the district court resulted in no prejudice to the defendant, we will affirm the judgment of the district court...

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