GOVERNMENT OF VIRGIN ISLANDS v. BRYAN

No. 85-3654.

818 F.2d 1069 (1987)

GOVERNMENT OF the VIRGIN ISLANDS, Appellant, v. Desmond BRYAN.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided May 14, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James W. Diehm, U.S. Atty., James S. Carroll, III, Asst. U.S. Atty., Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S. V.I., for appellant.

John F. McMahon, Acting Federal Public Defender, Thurston T. McKelvin, First Asst. Federal Public Defender, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S. V.I., for appellee.

Before SLOVITER, STAPLETON and ROSENN, Circuit Judges.


Submitted Under Third Circuit Rule 12(6) December 1, 1986.

OPINION OF THE COURT

SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.

I.

The district court of the Virgin Islands dismissed with prejudice an information charging defendant Desmond Bryan with grand larceny in violation of 14 V.I.C. 1083(1) and possession of stolen property in violation of 14 V.I.C. 2101(a). The court found that the information was filed more than 30 days after Bryan's arrest and held that...

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