PEOPLE OF TERRITORY OF GUAM v. TAITANO

No. 87-1225.

849 F.2d 431 (1988)

PEOPLE OF the TERRITORY OF GUAM, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Teddy Paulino TAITANO, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided June 14, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard Trapp, Howard Trapp Inc., Agana, Guam, for defendant-appellant.

Frances Tydingco-Gatewood, Acting Chief Prosecutor, J. Andrew Boname, Asst. Atty. Gen., Agana, Guam, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before SKOPIL, SCHROEDER and ALARCON, Circuit Judges.


ALARCON, Circuit Judge:

Arthur Teddy Paulino Taitano appeals a Guam Superior Court ruling that he was competent to stand trial.

We will reverse a court's determination that the defendant is competent to stand trial only if it is clearly erroneous. United States v. Lindley, 774 F.2d 993, 993 n. * (9th Cir.1985) (per curiam).

After thoroughly reviewing the record, we find that the Superior Court's ruling that...

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