§ 90.10 Judge to Control Trial
§ 90.13 Order of Trial
§ 90.16 One (1) Counsel to Argue; Exception Allowed
§ 90.19 Jury Instructions; Time, Presentation
§ 90.21 Proof of Each Element of Offense Required: Exceptions for\r\nNegation of Defense; Affirmative Defense
§ 90.23 Reasonable Doubt: Defined; May be Read to Jury Verbatim
§ 90.25 Degree of Offense; How Determined
§ 90.27 Included Offense to be Given Jury
§ 90.29 Evidence Taken Outside of Court Room
§ 90.31 Court to Decide Questions of Law
§ 90.34 Inability of Sitting Judge to Proceed
§ 90.37 Inability to Hear Post-Conviction Motions
§ 90.40 Control of Sworn Jurors
§ 90.43 Duty of Jurors Not to Converse, etc
§ 90.46 Jurors to be Provided With Food, Lodging

Terms Used In Guam Code > Title 8 > Chapter 90 - Trial

  • Allegation: something that someone says happened.
  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • Case law: The law as laid down in cases that have been decided in the decisions of the courts.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • En banc: In the bench or "full bench." Refers to court sessions with the entire membership of a court participating rather than the usual quorum. U.S. courts of appeals usually sit in panels of three judges, but may expand to a larger number in certain cases. They are then said to be sitting en banc.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
  • Jury instructions: A judge's directions to the jury before it begins deliberations regarding the factual questions it must answer and the legal rules that it must apply. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.