9 GCA § 40.10
First Degree Robbery; Defined & Punished
View official PDF ↗(a)A person is guilty of robbery in the first degree if, in the course of committing a theft, he:
(1)attempts to kill another; or
(2)intentionally inflicts or attempts to inflict serious bodily injury upon another.
(b)Robbery in the first degree is a felony of the first degree. In the case of robbery in the first degree, the court shall impose a sentence of imprisonment of a minimum term of ten
(10)years and may impose a maximum of up to twenty-five
(25)years; the minimum term imposed shall not be suspended nor probation be imposed in lieu of said minimum term nor shall parole, work release or educational programs outside the confines of prison be granted before completion of the minimum term. The sentence shall include a special parole term of not less than three
(3)years in addition to such time of imprisonment.
§ The story of this section
- Amended by P.L. 19-6 § 9 (bill & sponsor pending — earlier Legislature not yet ingested)
- Amended by P.L. 14-143 (bill & sponsor pending — earlier Legislature not yet ingested)
Interpreted by the courts:
- 1999 Guam 21 — Monarlito E. Naron vs. Eduardo C. Bitanga (1999) · per Benjamin J.F. Cruz, J. · cited at ¶16
- 2014 Guam 11 — The People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Ervin Rivamonte Enriquez, Defendant-Appellee, CRA13-006 (2014) · pinpoints (b) at ¶35
- 2015 Guam 11 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Anthony L.G Campos, Jr., Defendant-Appellant, CRA14-005 (2015) · per Robert J. Torres, J. · cited at ¶40
- 2022 Guam 4 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Dennis Castro Aldan, aka Dennis Gatus Castro, aka Danny Christopher Castro, Defen (2022) · per Katherine A. Maraman, J. · cited at ¶27
- 2024 Guam 14 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee vs. AJ MUNA TOVES Defendant-Appellant (2024) · per Robert J. Torres, J. · cited at ¶16
Reconstructed from the Guam Code Annotated. For the authoritative version, see the official PDF.