Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands· 6/6/2012

Nicholas v. People

Citations

56 V.I. 718
2012 WL 2053537
2012 V.I. Supreme LEXIS 48

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stating that the jury could infer actual malice from the defendant’s shooting of the victim in the back of her head
stating that the jury could infer actual malice from the defendant’s shooting of the victim with a firearm in the back of her head
noting that such factors may include, among others, “the nature of the weapon used, lack of provocation . . . [and] the nature and number of the victim’s wounds”
noting that a “written judgment embodying the adjudication of guilt and the sentence imposed” is considered a final judgment in criminal matters (citing Browne v. People, 56 V.I. 207, 216 (V.I. 2012))
relying on other courts’ interpretations of a nearly identical federal statute to interpret section 922 of title 14 of the Virgin Islands Code
relying on other courts’ interpretations of a nearly identical federal statute to interpret section 922 of title 14 of the Virgin Islands Code

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Judges: Cabret, Hodge, Swan

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