· 7/6/1977
Government of the Virgin Islands v. Sonville Austin Smith
Citations
- 558 F.2d 691
- 14 V.I. 42
- 1977 U.S. App. LEXIS 12554
How courts have described this case
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- recognizing that courts have begun to adopt a more “pragmatic approach” to the question of whether a jury can be recalled after declared discharged
- permitting reassembly despite the fact that the jury had returned home for over a day because, when it returned, the jury merely confirmed the verdict it reached prior to discharge
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Judges: Van Dusen, Weis, Garth
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