PEOPLE OF TERRITORY OF GUAM v. TIMMERMAN

No. 26582.

439 F.2d 683 (1971)

The PEOPLE OF the TERRITORY OF GUAM, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ernest R. TIMMERMAN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

March 5, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David M. Shapiro, Agana, Guam, for defendant-appellant.

George Tilton, Agana, Guam, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before CARTER, WRIGHT and TRASK, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Appellant appeals from a conviction in a jury trial and sentence for aggravated assault in violation of section 245 of the Penal Code of Guam. We affirm.

Appellant and one Tenerio, adjoining land owners on the Island of Guam became engaged in a series of altercations, which eventually terminated when appellant struck Tenerio on the arm with a machette. The trial court gave instructions on the right of...

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