Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit May 20, 1980, 79-1903 (Government of the Virgin Islands v. John Winston James)

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OPINION OF THE COURT

PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal from a final judgment of the District Court of the Virgin Islands in a criminal case denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial. The threshold issue posed is whether we should adjudicate the appeal despite the defendant’s escape “from the restraints placed upon him pursuant to the conviction.”

Molinaro v. New Jersey,

396 U.S.