IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS 
DIVISION OF ST. CROIX 
 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and         ) 
GOVERNMENT OF VIRGIN ISLANDS     ) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Plaintiff, 
 
 
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CRIMINAL NO. 2008-03 
 
 
v. 
 
 
 
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DAMION BELL                                             )  
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Defendant. 
 
 
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____________________________________ ) 
 
 
 
ORDER 
 
FINCH, J. 
 
THIS MATTER comes before the Court on a Motion in Limine filed by the Government.  
After careful consideration, the Government’s Motion in Limine is GRANTED IN PART AND 
DENIED IN PART.  It is hereby, 
ORDERED that Defendant is prohibited from offering evidence or commenting on the 
punishment provided by law for a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) Felon in Possession of a 
Firearm and Felon in Possession of Ammunition.  It is further 
 
ORDERED that Officer Robin Richards is not permitted to testify as to the exact 
circumstances under which his observations caused him to stop Defendant unless such evidence 
of prior bad acts is used to counter defense counsel’s attack on the motivations of police officers 
stopping Defendant.  It is further  
 
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ORDERED that fingerprint expert Marisol Colon is permitted to testify as to possible 
explanations for the absence of identifiable fingerprints on the 9mm semiautomatic pistol hand 
gun that was found in the vehicle.  It is further  
 
ORDERED that statements made by Defendant during his motion to suppress hearing 
can be used to impeach his credibility if they are prior inconsistent statements to his trial 
testimony. 
 
 
ENTERED this 7th day of October, 2008. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
_________________/s/_____________________ 
HONORABLE RAYMOND L. FINCH 
 
U.S. SENIOR DISTRICT JUDGE 
 
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