Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands· 6/29/2012

Williams v. People

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56 V.I. 821
2012 WL 2514913
2012 V.I. Supreme LEXIS 54

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observing that a plain error is “clear and obvious, rather than subject to reasonable dispute” (quoting United States v. Marcus, 560 U.S. 258, 262,130 S. Ct. 2159,176 L. Ed. 2d 1012 (2010))
noting this Court is prohibited from “determining the credibility of witnesses” (citing Smith v. People, 51 V.I. 396, 401 (V.I. 2009)
holding no speedy trial violation after weighing Barker factors
“Under the Confrontation Clause, [a defendant has] the right to cross-examine any witness who gives testimony against him.”
second-degree murder is a lesser-included offense of first-degree murder

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Judges: Cabret, Hodge, Swan

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