PEOPLE OF THE TERRITORY OF GUAM v. GENTAPANAN

No. 87-1216.

848 F.2d 992 (1988)

PEOPLE OF THE TERRITORY OF GUAM, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John George GENTAPANAN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided June 7, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Frances Tydingco-Gatewood, Asst. Atty. Gen., Agana, Guam, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before WALLACE, REINHARDT and NOONAN, Circuit Judges.


NOONAN, Circuit Judge:

John G. Gentapanan was convicted of the misdemeanor of drunk driving in violation of Guam Government Code § 23405(a). He appeals from his conviction. Three points of criminal procedure in Guam are involved in the decision of the appeal.

Proceedings. Gentapanan first pleaded not guilty to the charge in 1983. The government filed a motion in liminine to exclude at trial any evidence as to his state of mind. A court-appointed...

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