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Charles Walker was convicted in the Territorial Court of the Virgin Islands and sentenced to 23 years in prison. He filed a habeas corpus petition in the District Court of the Virgin Islands challenging his conviction on Fourth Amendment grounds. The District Court dismissed the petition for lack of jurisdiction. This document discusses the statutes governing habeas jurisdiction in the Virgin Islands. It concludes that while the District Court does not have jurisdiction under the Virgin Islands habeas statu
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