8 GCA § 130.15

Appeals Allowed by Defendant

Guam Code AnnotatedTitle 8 — Criminal Procedure

An appeal may be taken by the defendant:

(a)From a final judgment of conviction. The commitment of a defendant by reason of mental illness, disease or defect shall be deemed to be a final judgment of conviction within the meaning of this Section.

(b)From an order denying a motion for a new trial. COL11/30/2021 CH. 130 APPEALS

(c)From any order made after judgment, affecting the substantial rights of the defendant.

(d)Pursuant to § 40.80.

(e)From a judgment of conviction upon a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, where the defendant has filed with the trial court a written statement, executed under oath of penalty of perjury showing reasonable constitutional, jurisdictional or other grounds going to the legality of any proceedings held in this case under § 65.15(c) of this Code and the trial court has executed and filed a certificate of probable cause for such appeal with the District Court.

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Enacted by P.L. 15-94 § 3 (bill & sponsor pending — earlier Legislature not yet ingested)

Interpreted by the courts:

1997 Guam 6 — People of the Territory of Guam vs. Dwayne S. Quenga (1997) · per Peter C. Siguenza, J. · cited at ¶3
1998 Guam 32 — People of Guam vs. James Evangelista Reyes (1998) · per Janet Healy Weeks, J. · cited at ¶5
1999 Guam 19 — People of Guam vs. Donicio M. San Nicolas (1999) · per Peter C. Siguenza, J. · cited at ¶10
1999 Guam 2 — People of Guam vs. Edward B. Perez (1999) · per Peter C. Siguenza, J. · cited at ¶5
1999 Guam 27 — People of Guam vs. Joaquin C. Camacho, Jr. (1999) · per Benjamin J.F. Cruz, J. · cited at ¶14
2001 Guam 1 — People of Guam v. Randy Ignacio Chargualaf (2001) · per Peter C. Siguenza, J. · pinpoints (a) at ¶11
2001 Guam 2 — People of Guam v. Jake Francisco Fisher (2001) · per Benjamin J.F. Cruz, J. · pinpoints (a) at ¶5
2001 Guam 4 — People of Guam v. Donicio M. San Nicolas (2001) · per F. Philip Carbullido, J. · pinpoints (a) at ¶6
2003 Guam 18 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Danny F. Guerrero, Defendant-Appellant (2003) · per Frances M. Tydingco-Gatewood, J. · pinpoints (a) at ¶5
2004 Guam 18 — People of Guam,Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. Joseph Perez Flores, Defendant-Appellant (2004) · per Frances M. Tydingco-Gatewood, J. · pinpoints (a) at ¶5
2004 Guam 2 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Seung Kweon Chung, aka Jeong; Seung-Kwon, Defendant-Appellant (2004) · per Frances M. Tydingco-Gatewood, J. · pinpoints (a) at ¶7
2005 Guam 16 — The People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. Arthur Salas Root, Defendant-Appellant (2005) · per Frances M. Tydingco-Gatewood, J. · pinpoints (a) at ¶7
2005 Guam 20 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jackery B. White, Defendant-Appellant (2005) · per Robert J. Torres, J. · cited at ¶3
2005 Guam 4 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee,v. BM Benito Maysho, Defendant-Appellant (2005) · per Frances M. Tydingco-Gatewood, J. · pinpoints (a) at ¶4
2006 Guam 13 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee vs. Edward Bohnam Stover Jones, II, Defendant-Appellant (2006) · per Frances M. Tydingco-Gatewood, J. · pinpoints (a) at ¶6
2006 Guam 14 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Robert Edward Campbell, Defendant-Appellant (2006) · per Frances M. Tydingco-Gatewood, J. · pinpoints (a) at ¶7
2006 Guam 18 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. Mark B. Angoco, Defendant-Appellant (2006) · per Robert J. Torres, J. · cited at ¶16
2006 Guam 8 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jesse Pama Orallo, Defendant-Appellant (2006) · per Frances M. Tydingco-Gatewood, J. · pinpoints (a) at ¶4
2007 Guam 3 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Antonio "Tony" Diaz, Defendant-Appellant (2007) · per Robert J. Torres, J. · pinpoints (a) at ¶9
2009 Guam 11 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gerald P. Yingling, Defendant-Appellant (2009) · per Robert J. Torres, J. · pinpoints (a) at ¶9
2009 Guam 3 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee/Cross-Appellant, v. Gene A. Tennessen, Defendant-Appellant/Cross-Appellee (2009) · per Richard H. Benson, J. · pinpoints (a) at ¶9
2009 Guam 6 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Anthony Joseph Camacho, Defendant-Appellant (2009) · per F. Philip Carbullido, J. · cited at ¶51
2013 Guam 15 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Duane Diego, Defendant-Appellant (2013) · per Robert J. Torres, J. · pinpoints (a) at ¶7
2013 Guam 20 — The People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Alexander James Castro, Defendant-Appellant (2013) · per Robert J. Torres, J. · pinpoints (a) at ¶19
2014 Guam 1 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joseph G. Tuncap, Defendant-Appellant, CRA12-032 (2014) · per Robert J. Torres, J. · pinpoints (a) at ¶11
2014 Guam 11 — The People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Ervin Rivamonte Enriquez, Defendant-Appellee, CRA13-006 (2014) · pinpoints (a) at ¶9
2014 Guam 13 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Keith Vaughn Meseral, Defendant-Appellant, CRA10-005 (2014) · per Katherine A. Maraman, J. · pinpoints (a) at ¶12
2014 Guam 17 — The People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Carmelo A.Q. Mendiola, Defendant-Appellant (2014) · per F. Philip Carbullido, J. · pinpoints (a) at ¶13
2014 Guam 26 — The People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William Michael Calhoun, Defendant-Appellant, CRA13-024 (2014) · per Katherine A. Maraman, J. · pinpoints (e) at ¶6
2015 Guam 2 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Nicolas Fausto Camaddu, Defendant-Appellant, CRA13-020 (2015) · per Katherine A. Maraman, J. · pinpoints (a) at ¶7
2015 Guam 21 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Errol James Wusstig, Defendant-Appellant., CRA14-013 (2015) · per Robert J. Torres, J. · pinpoints (a) at ¶6
2015 Guam 24 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Muki Joseph Redhart Callahan, Defendant-Appellant, CRA14-014 (2015) · per Robert J. Torres, J. · pinpoints (c) at ¶7
2015 Guam 26 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Anthony Paul Mendiola, Defendant-Appellant, CRA14-019 (2015) · per Katherine A. Maraman, J. · pinpoints (a)
2015 Guam 31 — The People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Raymond Torres Tedtaotao, Defendant-Appellant, CRA14-015 (2015) · per Katherine A. Maraman, J. · pinpoints (a) at ¶9
2016 Guam 1 — The People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gerard De Guzman Belga, Defendant-Appellant, CRA15-004 (2016) · per Robert J. Torres, J. · pinpoints (a) at ¶13
2016 Guam 16 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Patrick Muna Castro, Defendant-Appellant, CRA15-014 (2016) · per Katherine A. Maraman, J. · pinpoints (a) at ¶17
2016 Guam 21 — The People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Alvin Gerard San Nicolas, Defendant-Appellant, CRA15-008 (2016) · per Katherine A. Maraman, J. · pinpoints (a) at ¶8
2016 Guam 22 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joseph Lee Pugh, Defendant-Appellant, CRA15-018 (2016) · per F. Philip Carbullido, J. · pinpoints (a) at ¶13
2016 Guam 29 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Serafin Reyes Pablo, Defendant-Appellee, CRA15-006 (2016) · per Katherine A. Maraman, J. · pinpoints (a) at ¶19
2016 Guam 30 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Raymond Siguenza Mansapit, Defendant-Appellant, CRA15-037 (2016) · per Katherine A. Maraman, J. · pinpoints (e) at ¶5
2016 Guam 9 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Albert Torres Tedtaotao, Defendant-Appellant, CRA14-026 (2016) · per Robert J. Torres, J. · cited at ¶9
2017 Guam 13 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Eugene Benavente Gomia, Defendant-Appellant (2017) · per Katherine A. Maraman, J. · pinpoints (a) at ¶5
2017 Guam 18 — The People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael Sung Ho Roberson, Defendant-Appellant (2017) · per Robert J. Torres, J. · pinpoints (a) at ¶5
2017 Guam 24 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John Anthony Gallo, Defendant-Appellant (2017) · per Katherine A. Maraman, J. · pinpoints (e) at ¶14
2018 Guam 10 — The People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kendall Norris McKinney, Defendant-Appellant (2018) · per F. Philip Carbullido, J. · cited at ¶8
2018 Guam 13 — The People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Siren Nathan, Defendant-Appellant (2018) · per Katherine A. Maraman, J. · pinpoints (a) at ¶8
2018 Guam 14 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joseph Lee Pugh, Defendant-Appellant (2018) · per F. Philip Carbullido, J. · pinpoints (a) at ¶15
2018 Guam 17 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Muki Joseph Redhart Callahan, Defendant-Appellant (2018) · per Katherine A. Maraman, J. · pinpoints (a) at ¶15
2018 Guam 26 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Eric T. Faisao, Defendant-Appellant (2018) · per F. Philip Carbullido, J. · pinpoints (c) at ¶6
2018 Guam 3 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Adam Jim Hill, Defendant-Appellant (2018) · per F. Philip Carbullido, J. · pinpoints (a) at ¶6
2018 Guam 7 — The People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Petrus Junior Martin, Defendant-Appellant, (2018) · per F. Philip Carbullido, J. · pinpoints (a) at ¶6
2019 Guam 17 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Marko Omwere, Defendant-Appellant (2019) · per Robert J. Torres, J. · pinpoints (a) at ¶12
2019 Guam 3 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael Blair Ehlert, Defendant-Appellant (2019) · per Robert J. Torres, J. · pinpoints (a) at ¶10
2019 Guam 7 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Robert Lee Patterson III, Defendant-Appellant (2019) · per F. Philip Carbullido, J. · pinpoints (a) at ¶7
2020 Guam 17 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Charley Wia, aka Charlie Wia, aka John Mirah, aka Tom Tom, aka Jeremy Ludwig, aka (2020) · per Katherine A. Maraman, J. · pinpoints (a) at ¶7
2020 Guam 29 — The People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. Paul Castro Aldan, Defendant-Appellant (2020) · per Robert J. Torres, J. · pinpoints (a) at ¶6
2020 Guam 6 — The People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. Troy A. White, Defendant-Appellant (2020) · per Katherine A. Maraman, J. · pinpoints (a) at ¶6
2020 Guam 9 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee vs. Jerome Taimanglo San Nicolas, Defendant-Appellant (2020) · per Katherine A. Maraman, J. · pinpoints (a) at ¶5
2021 Guam 14 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee vs. Jayson Francisco Song, Defendant-Appellant (2021) · per F. Philip Carbullido, J. · pinpoints (a) at ¶15
2021 Guam 8 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee vs. Erty Yerten, Defendant-Appellant (2021) · per F. Philip Carbullido, J. · pinpoints (a) at ¶6
2021 Guam 9 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Vincent Rodriguez Cepeda, Defendant-Appellant (2021) · per Robert J. Torres, J. · pinpoints (a) at ¶19
2022 Guam 11 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Brandon Michael Acosta, Defendant-Appellant (2022) · per Robert J. Torres, J. · pinpoints (a) at ¶21
2022 Guam 13 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Muki Joseph Redhart Callahan, Defendant-Appellant (2022) · per Katherine A. Maraman, J. · pinpoints (a) at ¶15
2022 Guam 14 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Normandy Ilagan Penaflorida, Defendant-Appellant (2022) · per Robert J. Torres, J. · pinpoints (a) at ¶6
2022 Guam 15 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee/Cross-Appellant, v. Renato Capili Bosi, Defendant-Appellant/Cross-Appellee (2022) · per F. Philip Carbullido, J. · pinpoints (a) at ¶10
2022 Guam 18 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Weser Wesen (aka Weser Weson; aka Weson Weson), Defendant-Appellant (2022) · per Robert J. Torres, J. · pinpoints (a) at ¶11
2022 Guam 9 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jordan Saul Rachulap, Defendant-Appellant (2022) · per Robert J. Torres, J. · pinpoints (a) at ¶9
2023 Guam 1 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jeffrey Guerrero Cruz, Defendant-Appellant (2023) · per Katherine A. Maraman, J. · pinpoints (a) at ¶6
2023 Guam 5 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellees, vs. Joshua Rivera Palacios, Defendant-Appellant (2023) · per F. Philip Carbullido, J. · pinpoints (a) at ¶10
2024 Guam 7 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee vs. ELIGIO ADRIATICO, Defendant-Appellant (2024) · per Robert J. Torres, J. · pinpoints (c) at ¶14
2025 Guam 2 — People ofÂ Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Bruno Frankie Simmons, Defendant-Appellant (2025) · per Katherine A. Maraman, J. · pinpoints (c) at ¶19

Reconstructed from the Guam Code Annotated. For the authoritative version, see the official PDF.