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This document summarizes a court case involving Luis Parrilla who was convicted of assault with intent to commit mayhem. Parrilla appealed his conviction solely on the mayhem count. The court analyzed whether the statutory presumption of intent to commit mayhem in the Virgin Islands Code was mandatory or permissive. The court found the presumption was mandatory and impermissibly shifted the burden of proof, violating Parrilla

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