USA v. Petersen
DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS DIVISION OF ST. THOMAS AND ST. JOHN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. MELIK PETERSEN, Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) Criminal No. 2019-60 ) ) ) ) ATTORNEYS: Gretchen Shappert, United States Attorney Nathan Brooks, AUSA Adam Francis Sleeper, AUSA United States Attorney’s Office St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. For the United States of America, Richard Coughlin, FPD Melanie Lark Turnbull, AFPD Office of the Federal Public Defender St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. For Melik Petersen. ORDER GÓMEZ, J. On June 20, 2019, the Grand Jury returned an eleven-count indictment charging Melik Petersen (“Petersen”) with interfering with commerce by robbery and related crimes. A trial on the Indictment was scheduled to commence on November 25, 2019. On November 19, 2019, Petersen moved to exclude evidence and testimony related to fingerprint identification as a sanction for untimely discovery. On November 22, 2019, the Court entered an order granting Petersen’s motion and excluded all Case: 3:19-cr-00060-RAM-RM Document #: 37 Filed: 11/25/19 Page 1 of 2 United States v. …
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DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS DIVISION OF ST. THOMAS AND ST. JOHN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. MELIK PETERSEN, Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) Criminal No. 2019-60 ) ) ) ) ATTORNEYS: Gretchen Shappert, United States Attorney Nathan Brooks, AUSA Adam Francis Sleeper, AUSA United States Attorney’s Office St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. For the United States of America, Richard Coughlin, FPD Melanie Lark Turnbull, AFPD Office of the Federal Public Defender St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. For Melik Petersen. ORDER GÓMEZ, J. On June 20, 2019, the Grand Jury returned an eleven-count indictment charging Melik Petersen (“Petersen”) with interfering with commerce by robbery and related crimes. A trial on the Indictment was scheduled to commence on November 25, 2019. On November 19, 2019, Petersen moved to exclude evidence and testimony related to fingerprint identification as a sanction for untimely discovery. On November 22, 2019, the Court entered an order granting Petersen’s motion and excluded all Case: 3:19-cr-00060-RAM-RM Document #: 37 Filed: 11/25/19 Page 1 of 2 United States v. Petersen Criminal No. 2019-60 Order fingerprint evidence and related testimony. On November 24, 2019, the United States appealed that order. The premises considered, it is hereby ORDERED that the trial setting as to Melik Petersen is VACATED; it is further ORDERED that every thirty days, beginning on the date of this Order, the parties shall apprise the Court of the status of this matter; it is further ORDERED that the parties shall advise the Court when the matter before the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit is concluded; it is further ORDERED that the trial setting as to Melik Petersen will be restored when the action is in a status so that it may proceed to final disposition; and it is further ORDERED that this order shall not prejudice the rights of the parties to this litigation. S\ Curtis V. Gómez District Judge Case: 3:19-cr-00060-RAM-RM Document #: 37 Filed: 11/25/19 Page 2 of 2