GOVERNMENT OF VIRGIN ISLANDS v. ARCHIBALD

No. 92-7143.

987 F.2d 180 (1993)

GOVERNMENT OF The VIRGIN ISLANDS v. Alan ARCHIBALD, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided March 1, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thurston T. McKelvin (argued), Office of Federal Public Defender, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, USVI, for appellant.

James A. Hurd, Jr. (argued), Office of U.S. Atty., Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, USVI, for appellee.

Before: BECKER, COWEN and ROTH, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

COWEN, Circuit Judge.

Alan Archibald appeals his conviction on three counts of aggravated rape in violation of V.I.Code Ann. tit. 14, § 1700(a)(1) (Supp.1990).1 Archibald asserts that the district court committed reversible error by admitting evidence of prior criminal conduct and improper hearsay testimony. We agree and therefore will reverse Archibald's conviction and remand for a new trial.

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