Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands February 6, 1995, Civil No. 979/1994 (Melendez v. Browne)

ANDREWS, Judge

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

The main issue before the Court is whether a ten-week detention, following a warrantless arrest of a fugitive, without being taken before a judge, is illegal and thus requires custodial release. Luis Melendez, the petitioner herein, challenges his detention via a Writ of Habeas Corpus, and asserts that his Due Process rights were violated.