36 chapters · 430 sections in this title.
8 GCA § 65.10 Pleadings Allowed
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Pleadings in criminal proceedings shall be the indictment, information or complaint, and the pleas of not guilty, not guilty by reason of mental illness, disease or defect, guilty and nolo contendere. All other pleas and demurrers and motions to quash are abolished, and defenses …
8 GCA § 65.15 Motions Which Must be Made Prior to Trial
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Any defense, objection or request which is capable of determination without the trial of the general issue may be raised before trial by motion. Motions may be written or oral at the discretion of the judge. The following shall be raised prior to trial: (a) Defenses and objection…
8 GCA § 65.17 Review of Suppression Orders
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[Repealed] SOURCE: Public Law 13-186. Repealed/reenacted by P.L. 15-94, § 2. Repealed by P.L. 15-147, §§ 11 and 12.] COURT DECISIONS: D.C. GUAM APP. DIV. 1980. Because, by P.L. 12-85 [Court Reorganization Act], the Guam Legislature removed all local jurisdiction from the District…
8 GCA § 65.20 “Omnibus Hearing” or General Hearings Allowed
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The court may, at the time of the arraignment or as soon thereafter as practicable, set a time for the making of pretrial motions or requests and, if required, a later date of hearing. NOTE: Section 65.20 supersedes paragraph 3 of former § 997 and former Rule 12(b). It is substan…