Government of the Virgin Islands v. Henry D. Knight

How courts have described this case

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• counseling that “any ambiguity concerning the meaning of a criminal statute be resolved in favor of the criminal defendant”
• noting that the intent of a statute is presumed to have been expressed through the ordinary meaning of the words and is to be given effect if unambiguous
• applying judicially created reasonableness requirement to determine timeliness of motion to amend judgment under Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(d)
• finding no abuse of discretion where notice of intent filed three working days before trial and noting that attorney should have investigated case to determine if insanity defense would be presented
• finding no abuse of discretion where notice of intent filed three working days before trial and noting that attorney should have investigated case to determine if insanity defense would be presented
• “A jury instruction must contain a lesser included offense only if the evidence adduced at trial could support a guilty verdict on either charge.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).