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GOVERNMENT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS v. CHRISTENSEN

No. 80-2525.

673 F.2d 713 (1982)

GOVERNMENT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS, Appellant, v. CHRISTENSEN, Arthur, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided March 16, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ann T. Wallace (argued), U. S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., Ishmael A. Meyers, U. S. Atty. for the District of the Virgin Islands, Charlotte Amalie, V. I., Martha Ellen Dennis, Asst. U. S. Atty. for the Eastern Dist. of Mich., Detroit, Mich., for appellant.

R. Eric Moore (argued), O'Brien & Moore, Christiansted, V. I., for appellee.

Before HUNTER, VAN DUSEN and SLOVITER, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

HUNTER, Circuit Judge.

INTRODUCTION

1. Appellee Arthur Christensen was charged with murder in the second degree, in violation of 14 V.I.C. § 922(b)(1957).1 Following his trial in the District Court for the District of the Virgin Islands, the jury found appellee guilty of the lesser included offense of voluntary manslaughter (14 V.I.C. § 924(1) (1957)).2

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