8 GCA § 130.20

Appeals Allowed by Government

Guam Code AnnotatedTitle 8 — Criminal Procedure

(a)An appeal may be taken by the government from any of the following: COL11/30/2021 CH. 130 APPEALS

(1)An order granting a new trial.

(2)An order arresting judgment.

(3)An order made after judgment, affecting the substantial rights of the government.

(4)An order modifying the verdict on finding by reducing the degree of the offense or the punishment imposed.

(5)An order or judgment dismissing or otherwise terminating the action before the defendant has been placed in jeopardy or where the defendant has waived jeopardy.

(6)An order granting a motion to suppress evidence. This appeal may be taken prior to trial if the appeal is timely filed pursuant to § 130.40 of the Criminal Procedure Code and before the trial has commenced. Upon the timely filing of an appeal pursuant to this Subsection, the Superior Court shall stay all proceedings until the Appellate Court has acted pursuant to § 130.60 of the Criminal Procedure Code.

(b)When an appeal is taken pursuant to Paragraph

(5)of Subsection (a), the prosecuting attorney shall be prohibited from refiling the action which was appealed.

§ The story of this section

Enacted by P.L. 15-147 (bill & sponsor pending — earlier Legislature not yet ingested)

Interpreted by the courts:

1998 Guam 24 — People of Guam vs. Superior Court of Guam vs. Beau Bruneman (1998) · per Peter C. Siguenza, J. · pinpoints (a)(6) at ¶9
1998 Guam 27 — People of Guam vs. Simon Chong Pak (1998) · per Janet Healy Weeks, J. · pinpoints (a)(5) at ¶5
1998 Guam 28 — People of Guam vs. Felix Espinosa Lujan (1998) · per Peter C. Siguenza, J. · pinpoints (a)(3), (a)(6) at ¶10
1999 Guam 19 — People of Guam vs. Donicio M. San Nicolas (1999) · per Peter C. Siguenza, J. · pinpoints (a)(5)(1993), (a)(b)(1993) at ¶5
1999 Guam 4 — People of Guam vs. Daley Ueki (1999) · per Janet Healy Weeks, J. · pinpoints (a)(6) at ¶4
2000 Guam 26 — People of Guam v. Benny Toves Guerrero (2000) · per Peter C. Siguenza, J. · pinpoints (a)(5) at ¶5
2001 Guam 26 — People of Guam v. Superior Court of Guam v. Oliver Lintag Laxamana (2001) · per Peter C. Siguenza, J. · cited at ¶23
2002 Guam 23 — People of Guam vs. Frank Ronald Castro (2002) · per F. Philip Carbullido, J. · pinpoints (a)(1) at ¶5
2003 Guam 11 — People of Guam vs. Superior Court of Guam, Francisco H. Chiguina, Jr. (2003) · per F. Philip Carbullido, J. · cited at ¶7
2004 Guam 5 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Jesse Pama Orallo, Defendant-Appellee (2004) · per Frances M. Tydingco-Gatewood, J. · pinpoints (a)(1) at ¶7
2004 Guam 6 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Zachary Richard Ulloa Camacho, Defendant-Appellee (2004) · per Frances M. Tydingco-Gatewood, J. · pinpoints (a)(6) at ¶12
2005 Guam 19 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Carl T.C. Gutierrez, Clifford A. Guzman, Joseph Luis Cruz, and Thelma Ann D. Agu (2005) · pinpoints (a)(5) at ¶11
2005 Guam 28 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. Emerito C. Natividad, Defendant-Appellee (2005) · per Robert J. Torres, J. · pinpoints (a)(3), (a)(5), (a)(l) at ¶1
2005 Guam 6 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Jesse Quichocho Manila; Defendant-Appellee (2005) · per Frances M. Tydingco-Gatewood, J. · pinpoints (a)(5) at ¶6
2006 Guam 12 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. August Castro Cundiff, Defendant-Appellee (2006) · per Frances M. Tydingco-Gatewood, J. · pinpoints (a)(6) at ¶13
2006 Guam 18 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. Mark B. Angoco, Defendant-Appellant (2006) · per Robert J. Torres, J. · pinpoints (a)(3) at ¶8
2008 Guam 22 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. John A. Rios and Carl T. C. Gutierrez, Defendants-Appellees (2008) · per Robert J. Torres, J. · pinpoints (a), (a)(5) at ¶6
2012 Guam 19 — The People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Howard A. Hemsing, Defendant-Appellee (2012) · per Katherine A. Maraman, J. · pinpoints (a)(5) at ¶7
2012 Guam 26 — The People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Mario H. Julian, Defendant-Appellee, CRA12-003, consolidated with, The Peopl (2012) · per Katherine A. Maraman, J. · pinpoints (a)(5) at ¶7
2013 Guam 22 — The People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Candido Steven Taman, Defendant-Appellee (2013) · per Katherine A. Maraman, J. · pinpoints (a)(6) at ¶8
2014 Guam 10 — The People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Jocelyn Rebecca Jesus Leon Guerrero, Defendant-Appellee, CRA13-013 (2014) · per Robert J. Torres, J. · pinpoints (a)(5)
2014 Guam 33 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Raymond Torres Tedtaotao, Defendant-Appellee, CRA14-003 (2014) · per F. Philip Carbullido, J. · pinpoints (5) at ¶8
2014 Guam 34 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Adam James Messier, Defendant-Appellee, CRA14-002, (2014) · per Robert J. Torres, J. · pinpoints (a)(5) at ¶8
2016 Guam 17 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Moses M. Moses, Defendant-Appellee, CRA15-020 (2016) · per Robert J. Torres, J. · pinpoints (a)(5) at ¶7
2016 Guam 25 — The People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ruben Katzuta aka Peter John, Defendant-Appellant, CRA15-016 (2016) · per Katherine A. Maraman, J. · pinpoints (a)(6) at ¶73
2017 Guam 19 — The People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Joshua Alan Sharp, Defendant-Appellee (2017) · per Katherine A. Maraman, J. · pinpoints (a)(6) at ¶6
2020 Guam 16 — The People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. Erny A. Titus (aka Erny Alexander Titus), Defendant-Appellee (2020) · pinpoints (a)(1), (a)(3) at ¶4
2021 Guam 10 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Gerald Wayne Cruz II aka Gerard Wayne Cruz II, Defendant-Appellee (2021) · per Robert J. Torres, J. · pinpoints (a)(5) at ¶7
2023 Guam 24 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Zerxes Jabidando Viva, Defendant-Appellee (2023) · per Katherine A. Maraman, J. · pinpoints (a)(6) at ¶11
2023 Guam 4 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Philips James Sablan, Defendant-Appellee (2023) · per Katherine A. Maraman, J. · pinpoints (a)(1) at ¶1
2023 Guam 9 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Carlos Robert Compton Camacho, Defendant-Appellee (2023) · per F. Philip Carbullido, J. · pinpoints (a)(6) at ¶12
2025 Guam 2 — People ofÂ Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Bruno Frankie Simmons, Defendant-Appellant (2025) · per Katherine A. Maraman, J. · pinpoints (a)(5) at ¶22
2025 Guam 7 — People ofÂ Guam, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Joseph Quichocho Taimanglo II (aka Joseph Quichocho Taimanglo; aka Baby Joe; ak (2025) · per F. Philip Carbullido, J. · pinpoints (a)(6) at ¶13

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