SIMON v. GOVERNMENT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS

Case No. 18-2755.

929 F.3d 118 (2019)

Carl SIMON, Appellant v. GOVERNMENT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Opinion filed: July 9, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph A. DiRuzzo, III [ARGUED], Daniel Lader , DiRuzzo & Company, 401 East Las Olas Boulevard, Suite 1400, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301, Counsel for Appellant.

Su-Layne U. Walker [ARGUED], Office of Attorney General of Virgin Islands, Department of Justice, 34-38 Kronprindsens Gade, GERS Complex, 2nd Floor, St. Thomas, VI 00802, Counsel for Appellee.

Before: SMITH, Chief Judge, JORDAN and RENDELL, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

Carl Simon was convicted in 1994 for his part in a break-in that led to the death of Daniel Ezekiel. Twenty-five years later, we review his petition for habeas relief. Although we agree with the Appellate Division of the District Court for the Virgin Islands that most of Simon's claims do not entitle him...

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