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· 2/8/1867

United States v. Seven Large Fermenting Tubs

Citations

  • 27 F. Cas. 1027
  • 1867 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 45

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  • holding the testimony of a single witness can be sufficient to prove a perpetrator’s identity beyond a reasonable doubt
  • noting that this Court will not grant greater relief on appeal than was sought at trial, in the absence of a cross-appeal (citing Better Bldg. Maint. of the V.I., Inc. v. Lee, 60 V.I. 740, 761-62 (V.I. 2014))
  • noting failure to cite controlling authority despite obligation to do so under Supreme Court Rule 15(b)
  • affirming the grant of a new trial “in the interest of justice”
  • affirming the grant of a new trial ‘in the interest of justice’
  • appellate court will neither grant a litigant relief not sought at trial, nor greater relief than what was sought at trial, in the absence of a cross-appeal

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Judges: Benedict

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