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RIVERA v. GOVERNMENT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS

No. CRIM.1995/081.

981 F.Supp. 893 (1997)

Norberto RIVERA, Appellant, v. GOVERNMENT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS, Appellee.

District Court, Virgin Islands, Appellate Division, D. St. Croix.

October 22, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory E. Miller, St. Croix, U.S.V.I., for Appellant.

Elliot McIver Davis, V.I. Department of Justice, St. Thomas, U.S.V.I., for Appellee.

Before: THOMAS K. MOORE, Chief Judge, District Court of the Virgin Islands; STANLEY S. BROTMAN, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, Sitting by Designation; and SORAYA DIASE, Territorial Court Judge, Division of St. Thomas and St. John, Sitting by Designation.

PER CURIAM

This appeal arose out of a guilty verdict on single counts of Burglary in the Third Degree, Burglary in the Second Degree, and Grand Larceny. The issues presented are whether appellant's rights to a speedy trial and to effective assistance of counsel were violated. For the reasons which follow, we affirm the conviction.

I. FACTS

Norberto Rivera ["appellant"] was arrested on August 13, 1992 and advised of his rights at the Territorial Court...

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