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PEOPLE OF TERRITORY OF GUAM v. ALVAREZ

No. 84-1164.

763 F.2d 1036 (1985)

PEOPLE OF the TERRITORY OF GUAM, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Manuel Jose ALVAREZ, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided April 2, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. Moore, Moore, Lawlor & Hall, Agana, Guam, for plaintiff-appellee.

Howard G. Trapp, Trapp & Untalan, Agana, Guam, for defendant-appellant.

Before CHOY, Senior Circuit Judge, CANBY and NORRIS, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Appellant, Manuel Jose Alvarez, was convicted in the Superior Court of Guam of murder and aggravated assault. At trial, defense counsel asked a psychologist to testify as to whether Alvarez's actions were "a result of a mental illness, disease or defect in that he lacked substantial capacity to know or understand what he was doing, or to know or understand that his conduct was wrongful, or to control his actions?" (emphasis added) This reflects...

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