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GOVERNMENT OF VIRGIN ISLANDS v. VENTURA

No. 84-3666.

775 F.2d 92 (1985)

GOVERNMENT OF the VIRGIN ISLANDS, Appellee, v. Ernesto VENTURA, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided October 17, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James W. Diehm, U.S. Atty., Leonard Birdsong (argued), Genevieve Holm, Asst. U.S. Attys., Christiansted, St. Croix V.I., for appellee.

Thomas Alkon (argued), Christiansted, St. Croix V.I., for appellant.

Before ADAMS, GARTH, and EDWARD R. BECKER, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

EDWARD R. BECKER, Circuit Judge.

In Government of the Virgin Islands v. Berry, 604 F.2d 221 (3d Cir.1979), this court construed the Virgin Islands statute that punishes those who commit kidnapping for ransom, extortion, or robbery with a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment. Because the crime of kidnapping carries such severe penalties, the court held that statutes proscribing asportation incident...

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