9 GCA § 40.20

Second Degree Robbery; Defined & Punished

Guam Code AnnotatedTitle 9 — Crimes and Corrections

(a)A person is guilty of robbery in the second degree if, in the course of committing a theft, he:

(1)inflicts serious bodily injury upon another; or

(2)threatens another with or intentionally puts him in fear of immediate serious bodily injury; or

(3)is armed with or displays what appears to be explosives or a deadly weapon. ADeadly Weapon@ has the meaning provided by § 16.10.

(b)Robbery in the second degree is a felony of the second degree. In the case of robbery of the second degree as a felony of the second degree, the court shall impose a sentence of imprisonment of a minimum term of five

(5)years and may impose a maximum term of up to ten

(10)years; the minimum term imposed shall not be suspended nor may probation be imposed in lieu of the minimum term nor shall parole or work release 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 term of imprisonment.

§ The story of this section

Amended by P.L. 14-143 (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. · pinpoints (a)(3), (b) at ¶1
1998 Guam 18 — People of Guam vs. Robert Mantanona Cruz (1998) · per Peter C. Siguenza, J. · pinpoints (a)(2), (a)(3) at ¶5
2015 Guam 11 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Anthony L.G Campos, Jr., Defendant-Appellant, CRA14-005 (2015) · per Robert J. Torres, J. · pinpoints (a)(1), (a)(3) at ¶38
2015 Guam 27 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. David Villena Quitugua, Jr., Defendant-Appellant, CRA14-016 (2015) · per Katherine A. Maraman, J. · pinpoints (a)(3) at ¶71
2015 Guam 37 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kyle J. Indalecio Camacho, Defendant-Appellant, CRA14-024 (2015) · per Katherine A. Maraman, J. · pinpoints (3), (a)(3) at ¶16
2016 Guam 17 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Moses M. Moses, Defendant-Appellee, CRA15-020 (2016) · per Robert J. Torres, J. · pinpoints (a)(2), (a)(3) at ¶4
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)(3) at ¶6
2019 Guam 11 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Tresean Darell Ramey, aka Tresean Durell Ramy, aka Tressean Darrel Ramey, Defenda (2019) · per Robert J. Torres, J. · cited at ¶20
2020 Guam 11 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee vs. Jonovan Michael Laitan Cruz, Defendant-Appellant (2020) · per Robert J. Torres, J. · pinpoints (a)(3) at ¶1
2021 Guam 9 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Vincent Rodriguez Cepeda, Defendant-Appellant (2021) · per Robert J. Torres, J. · pinpoints (a)(3) at ¶2
2022 Guam 11 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Brandon Michael Acosta, Defendant-Appellant (2022) · per Robert J. Torres, J. · cited at ¶42
2022 Guam 2 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee vs. Emmanuel Manny Reselap, Defendant-Appellant (2022) · per F. Philip Carbullido, J. · pinpoints (a)(3) at ¶20
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. · pinpoints (a), (a)(2), (a)(3) at ¶10
2023 Guam 18 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Dennis Castro Aldan, Defendant-Appellant (2023) · per Katherine A. Maraman, J. · pinpoints (a)(2), (a)(3), (b) at ¶3
2023 Guam 19 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Francis Jerome Taisacan, Defendant-Appellant (2023) · per Katherine A. Maraman, J. · pinpoints (a) at ¶43
2024 Guam 10 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee vs. JOINER ANES SORAM, Defendant-Appellant (2024) · per F. Philip Carbullido, J. · pinpoints (a)(1), (a)(3) at ¶16
2024 Guam 14 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee vs. AJ MUNA TOVES Defendant-Appellant (2024) · per Robert J. Torres, J. · pinpoints (a)(1), (a)(3) at ¶5
2025 Guam 9 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joseph Marc Thomas Duenas Castro, Jr., aka Joseph Marc Castro, Jr., aka Joseph Ma (2025) · per Katherine A. Maraman, J. · pinpoints (a)(2), (a)(3) at ¶41

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