· 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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