GOVERNMENT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS v. ALBERT

Nos. 00-1604 and 00-3306.

241 F.3d 344 (2001)

GOVERNMENT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS, v. Nicholas ALBERT, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed February 28, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Iver A. Stridiron Attorney General Frederick Handleman Solicitor General Maureen Phelan Cormier (Argued) Assistant Attorney General Department of Justice 48B-50C Kronpindsens Gade GERS Bldg., 2nd Floor, St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. 00802, Counsel for Appellee.

Andrew C. Simpson, Esquire (Argued), Bryant, Barnes & Simpson, P.C. 47 King Street, 2nd Floor Christiansted, VI 00820, Counsel for Appellant.

BEFORE: MANSMANN and ALITO, Circuit Judges, and FULLAM, District Judge.


OPINION OF THE COURT

MANSMANN, Circuit Judge.

Nicholas Albert appeals from the judgment of sentence entered after his conviction of first degree felony murder and other related offenses. Albert argues that he is entitled to a new trial because the trial court abused its discretion when it admitted a videotape of the crime scene which included graphic views of the victim.

After viewing the videotape in its entirety, we conclude that the Territorial...

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