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GOVERNMENT OF VIRGIN ISLANDS v. JAMES

No. 79-1903.

621 F.2d 588 (1980)

GOVERNMENT OF the VIRGIN ISLANDS v. John Winston JAMES, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided May 20, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Winston James, pro se.

Hugh P. Mabe, III (argued), Asst. U. S. Atty., St. Thomas, V. I., for appellee.

George H. T. Dudley, Jr., St. Thomas, V. I., for appellant.*

Before ADAMS, MARIS and SLOVITER, Circuit Judges.

Argued on Appellee's Brief Only April 22, 1980.

OPINION OF THE COURT

PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal from a final judgment of the District Court of the Virgin Islands in a criminal case denying the defendant's motion for a new trial. The threshold issue posed is whether we should adjudicate the appeal despite the defendant's escape "from the restraints placed upon him pursuant to the conviction." Molinaro...

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