WALKER v. GOVERNMENT OF VIRGIN ISLANDS

D.C. Civ. App. No. 1998-196.

124 F.Supp.2d 933 (2000)

Charles WALKER, Appellant, v. GOVERNMENT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS, Appellee.

District Court, Virgin Islands, St. Thomas Division, Appellate Division.

Decided December 20, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary M. Alizzeo, St. Thomas, U.S.V.I., for appellant.

Maureen Phelan Cormier, Assistant U.S. Attorney, St. Thomas, U.S.V.I., for appellee.

Before RAYMOND L. FINCH, Chief Judge, District Court of the Virgin Islands; THOMAS K. MOORE, Judge of the District Court of the Virgin Islands; and ALPHONSO G. ANDREWS, Jr., Territorial Court Judge, Division of St. Croix, Sitting by Designation.


OPINION OF THE COURT

PER CURIAM.

Appellant Charles Walker appeals his 23-year sentence arising out of the purchase of a watch and bracelet using three counterfeit credit cards. We vacate his conviction and sentence on all five counts.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On November 5, 1996, Charles Walker ["Walker" or "appellant"], a 55-year-old nonresident of the Virgin Islands with no prior convictions, arrived in St. Thomas on board...

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