9 GCA § 37.210
Home Invasion
View official PDF ↗A person is guilty of home invasion when such person commits a crime of burglary, as defined by this Chapter, in a dwelling, while a person other than a participant in the crime is actually present in such dwelling, with the intent to commit a crime therein, and, in the course of committing the offense:
(a)acting either alone or with one or more persons, such person or another participant in the crime commits or attempts to commit a violent crime against the person of another person other than a participant in the crime who is actually present in such dwelling; COL10312014 CH. 37 BURGLARY AND HOME INVASION
(b)such person is armed with explosives or a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument; or
(c)if any of the acts of a participant at any time during the burglary, or while attempting a burglary, or while fleeing from a burglary/attempted burglary, directly or indirectly, cause mental or emotional trauma, bodily injury, serious bodily injury, or the death of an occupant of the dwelling who is not a participant in the burglary.
§ The story of this section
- Enacted by P.L. 32-47 § 2 — introduced as Bill 119-32 · introduced by V. Anthony Ada + 13 cosponsors · lead sponsor unverified
Interpreted by the courts:
- 2015 Guam 32 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jeshua Joshua aka Jess Joshua, Defendant-Appellant, CRA14-022 (2015) · per Robert J. Torres, J. · cited at ¶43
- 2023 Guam 19 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Francis Jerome Taisacan, Defendant-Appellant (2023) · per Katherine A. Maraman, J. · pinpoints (b) at ¶16
Reconstructed from the Guam Code Annotated. For the authoritative version, see the official PDF.