GOVERNMENT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS v. ROSADO

Nos. 82-3069 to 82-3073.

699 F.2d 121 (1983)

GOVERNMENT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS v. Antonio ROSADO, Samuel George, Dennis Blyden and Keith Benjamin. Appeal of Antonio ROSADO, in 82-3069. Appeal of Samuel GEORGE, in 82-3070. Appeal of Dennis BLYDEN, in 82-3071. Appeal of Keith BENJAMIN, in 82-3072/73.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided January 24, 1983.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied February 25, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alexander A. Farrelly (argued), Birch, de Jongh & Farrelly, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, V.I., for Antonio Rosado.

James L. Hymes, III (argued), Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, V.I., for Samuel George.

Joseph Bruce Wm. Arellano (argued), Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, V.I., for Dennis Blyden.

Michael A. Joseph (argued), Federal Public Defender Dist. of the Virgin Islands, Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I., for Keith Benjamin.

Lewis M. Fischer (argued), Terry M. Halpern, Crim. Div., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, V.I., for Government of the Virgin Islands.

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


Rehearing and Rehearing In Banc Denied February 25, 1983.

OPINION OF THE COURT

WEIS, Circuit Judge.

The defendants in this direct criminal appeal from the Virgin Islands District Court contend that the trial judge erred in pressing passers-by into jury service after the regularly selected list of prospective jurors was exhausted. We reject the challenge because it was not properly presented in the district court. Moreover, we do not accept defendants...

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