9 GCA § 16.40
Murder Defined
View official PDF ↗(a)Criminal homicide constitutes murder when:
(1)it is committed intentionally or knowingly; or
(2)it is committed recklessly under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life; or
(3)death is directly caused by the illegal use of a Schedule I Controlled Substance, defined by Chapter 67 of this Title, to any person. Any person who knowingly or willingly transfers or sells any Schedule I Controlled Substance to a person over the age of eighteen
(18)years old in violation of the provisions of Chapter 67 of this Title, and such controlled substance directly causes the death of such person, is guilty of murder. This Section shall not apply to health care professionals and pharmacists in the legitimate practice of the healing arts.
(b)Murder is a felony of the first degree, but a person convicted of murder shall be sentenced to life imprisonment notwithstanding any other provision of law; provided, however, that any person convicted of murder shall be eligible for parole after serving fifteen
(15)years as provided in § 80.72 of this Title and no part of said sentence shall be suspended; provided, further, that any person convicted of murder shall also not be eligible for work release or educational programs outside the confines of prison.
§ The story of this section
- Amended by P.L. 14-125 (bill & sponsor pending — earlier Legislature not yet ingested)
- Amended by P.L. 16-120 (bill & sponsor pending — earlier Legislature not yet ingested)
- Amended by P.L. 16-126 (bill & sponsor pending — earlier Legislature not yet ingested)
- Amended by P.L. 19-6 § 5 (bill & sponsor pending — earlier Legislature not yet ingested)
- Amended by P.L. 24-282 § 3 — introduced as Bill 637-24 · introduced by Lawrence F. Kasperbauer + 5 cosponsors
Interpreted by the courts:
- 1999 Guam 19 — People of Guam vs. Donicio M. San Nicolas (1999) · per Peter C. Siguenza, J. · cited at ¶24
- 2001 Guam 18 — People of Guam v. Osmundo V. Sangalang, Jr. (2001) · per F. Philip Carbullido, J. · pinpoints (a)(1), (a)(1)(b) at ¶11
- 2012 Guam 21 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jimmy Chin Song, Defendant-Appellant (2012) · per Katherine A. Maraman, J. · pinpoints (a)(2), (b) at ¶38
- 2015 Guam 28 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Carl Florence Eucogco Gargarita, Defendant-Appellant, CRA14-021 (2015) · per Robert J. Torres, J. · pinpoints (a)(2) at ¶27
- 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), (a)(1), (a)(2) at ¶2
- 2015 Guam 32 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jeshua Joshua aka Jess Joshua, Defendant-Appellant, CRA14-022 (2015) · per Robert J. Torres, J. · pinpoints (a) at ¶37
- 2015 Guam 9 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Raymond Torres Tedtaotao, Defendant-Appellee, CRA14-012 (2015) · per Katherine A. Maraman, J. · pinpoints (b) at ¶10
- 2016 Guam 31 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Tommy John Quichocho Afaisen, Defendant-Appellant, CRA15-021 (2016) · per F. Philip Carbullido, J. · pinpoints (a)(1) at ¶6
- 2016 Guam 41 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Xo Isi John, aka Isitero Fred, aka Isiteno Fred, aka John Isiteno, aka Fred Isi Jo (2016) · per Robert J. Torres, J. · pinpoints (a)(1) at ¶23
- 2017 Guam 26 — The People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Bernardino R. Kanistus, Defendant-Appellant (2017) · per F. Philip Carbullido, J. · pinpoints (a)(1) at ¶5
- 2018 Guam 13 — The People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Siren Nathan, Defendant-Appellant (2018) · per Katherine A. Maraman, J. · pinpoints (a)(1) at ¶12
- 2021 Guam 16 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. A-Last Amanto Simiron, Defendant-Appellant (2021) · per Robert J. Torres, J. · pinpoints (a)(2) at ¶40
- 2022 Guam 2 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee vs. Emmanuel Manny Reselap, Defendant-Appellant (2022) · per F. Philip Carbullido, J. · pinpoints (a)(1) at ¶6
- 2023 Guam 19 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Francis Jerome Taisacan, Defendant-Appellant (2023) · per Katherine A. Maraman, J. · pinpoints (a) at ¶53
- 2023 Guam 25 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rudy Fegurgur Quinata, Defendant-Appellant (2023) · per F. Philip Carbullido, J. · pinpoints (a)(2) at ¶21
Reconstructed from the Guam Code Annotated. For the authoritative version, see the official PDF.