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GOVERNMENT OF VIRGIN ISLANDS v. MARTINEZ

Nos. 84-3358, 84-3507.

780 F.2d 302 (1985)

GOVERNMENT OF the VIRGIN ISLANDS, Appellee, v. Juan A. MARTINEZ, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided December 27, 1985.

As Amended February 3, 1986.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied February 24, 1986.

As Amended March 4, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael A. Joseph (argued), Federal Public Defender, Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I., for Appellant.

Frederick D. Jones (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I., for appellee.

Before ADAMS, GARTH, and BECKER, Circuit Judges

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied February 24, 1986.

OPINION OF THE COURT

ADAMS, Circuit Judge.

Juan Martinez appeals from his conviction and sentence of life imprisonment without parole for first degree murder, V.I.Code, tit. 14, § 922(a)(1). On appeal Martinez does not deny that he killed Felipe Gomez, but argues that the killing was not willful, premeditated, and deliberate as required for a first-degree conviction. Specifically, he...

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