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GOVERNMENT OF VIRGIN ISLANDS v. PEMBERTON

No. 86-3116.

813 F.2d 626 (1987)

GOVERNMENT OF the VIRGIN ISLANDS, Appellant, v. Arthur PEMBERTON.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided March 13, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leroy A. Mercer, Atty. Gen., Jacqueline A. Drew, Richard Baker (argued), Asst. Attys. Gen., Dept. of Law, St. Thomas, V.I., for appellant.

Douglas A. Brady (argued), Jacobs & Brady, Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I., for appellee.

Before SLOVITER, STAPLETON and ROSENN, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.

The Government of the Virgin Islands appeals from the order of the District Court of the Virgin Islands, Appellate Division, affirming the order of the Territorial Court of the Virgin Islands dismissing an information against appellee Arthur Pemberton on the ground that the delay in bringing Pemberton to trial violated the speedy trial guarantee of the Sixth Amendment. In its opinion, the Appellate Division also...

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