GOVERNMENT OF VIRGIN ISLANDS v. BERRY

No. 79-2813.

631 F.2d 214 (1980)

GOVERNMENT OF the VIRGIN ISLANDS v. Don BERRY, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided August 7, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alexander A. Farrelly (argued), Birch, DeJongh & Farrelly, St. Thomas, V. I., for appellant.

Ishmael A. Meyers, U. S. Atty., James S. Carroll, III (argued), Asst. U. S. Atty., Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, V. I., for appellee.

Before ADAMS, MARIS and SLOVITER, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.

Appellant, Don Berry, appeals from the trial court's denial of his motion to withdraw his guilty plea to a charge of second-degree murder and from the judgment of conviction. He argues that the trial court abused its discretion in denying his motion and that the sentence imposed on him is a cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Eighth Amendment. We find no...

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