Terms Used In 5 Guam Code Ann. § 7111

  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
The Attorney General’s Office or the legal counsel for the government of Guam entity for whom an individual defendant works may represent individual defendants in any action brought under this Chapter. In the event that individual defendants who are officers, agents, contractors, or employees of the government of Guam have private counsel, and are later exonerated of any wrongdoing, then, and in that event, the government of Guam, or the financially autonomous government of Guam entity for which the officer or employee works, shall reimburse the defendants for their legal fees.

SOURCE: GC § 6280(k) added by P.L. 18-9.