Rights of Defendant Enumerated

In any criminal action, the defendant is entitled:

(a)To a speedy and public trial.

(b)To defend in person and with counsel. Every defendant accused of a crime who is financially unable to employ counsel shall be entitled to have counsel assigned at public expense to represent him at every stage of the proceedings from his initial appearance before the court through appeal, unless he waives such appointment.

(c)To be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation against him.

(d)To be exempt from being called to testify and from testifying against himself.

(e)To be allowed to testify in his own behalf; if he fails to testify, such failure shall not be construed as evidence against him; but if he does so testify, he may be cross-examined in the same manner as other witnesses.

(f)To have compulsory process issued for obtaining witnesses in his behalf.

(g)To produce witnesses on his behalf and to be confronted with the witnesses against him, in the presence of the court, except that: COL08222024 CH. 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS

(1)Hearsay evidence may be admitted to the extent that it is otherwise admissible in a criminal action under the law of Guam.

(2)The deposition of a witness taken in the action may be read to the extent that is otherwise admissible under § 70.70.

(h)To appeal.