U.S. v. GILLETTE

No. 09-2853.

738 F.3d 63 (2013)

UNITED STATES of America v. Ronald Edward GILLETTE, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed: December 6, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph A. DiRuzzo, III, Esq. , Fuerst Ittleman David & Joseph, PL, Floor Miami, FL, for Appellant.

Ronald W. Sharpe, Esq. , United States Attorney Alphonso G. Andrews, Jr., Esq. , Office of United States Attorney, St. Croix, U.S. V.I., for Appellee.

Before: McKEE, Chief Judge, SCIRICA and VANASKIE, Circuit Judges.


VANASKIE, Circuit Judge.

At the heart of this appeal is whether the District Court of the Virgin Islands retains concurrent jurisdiction over local Virgin Islands crimes when the federal crimes giving rise to that jurisdiction are dismissed midtrial. Ronald Edward Gillette was tried in the District Court for failing to register as a sex offender in violation of federal law, and for numerous counts of aggravated rape and unlawful sexual contact in violation of Virgin...

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