GOVERNMENT OF VIRGIN ISLANDS v. D.W.

No. 93-7038.

3 F.3d 697 (1993)

GOVERNMENT OF the VIRGIN ISLANDS v. D.W., A Minor, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided August 31, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Treston E. Moore (argued), Grunert, Stout, Moore & Bruch, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, VI, for appellant.

Robert W. Bornholt (argued), Office of Atty. Gen. of Virgin Islands, Dept. of Justice, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, VI, for appellee.

Before: GREENBERG, SCIRICA and GARTH, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

SCIRICA, Circuit Judge.

In this matter, a juvenile found guilty of negligent homicide following a traffic accident appeals the Territorial Court's imposition of a $500 fine on the grounds that it was not authorized by statute, and if it was, then its imposition violated the constitutional prohibition against ex post facto laws. Ruling the fine was a "foreseeable" construction of the...

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