District Court, Virgin Islands August 8, 1985, Criminal No. 1984/67 (Government of the Virgin Islands v. Ortiz)

O’BRIEN, Judge

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

THE MATTER on appeal concerns a Territorial Court order dismissing an Habitual Offender Information filed against the defendant, Jose Anselmo Ortiz (“Ortiz”). The sole issue in this case is whether the Territorial Court has jurisdiction to sentence convicted defendants pursuant to the provisions of the Habitual Criminal Statute (“Statute”).