Guam § 40 - Appeal of Conditions Allowed.
Full text of Guam Guam Code Annotated § 40 — Appeal of Conditions Allowed., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 40. Appeal of Conditions Allowed.
(a) In any case in which a person is detained or released on
a condition requiring him to return to custody after specified
hours, after review of his application pursuant to § 40.50, or in
which a person's release is revoked pursuant to § 40.75, an
appeal may be taken.
(b) Any order appealed pursuant to Subsection (a) shall be
affirmed if it is supported by the proceedings below. If the order
is not so supported, the court may remand the case for a further
hearing, or may, with or without additional evidence, order the
person released pursuant to either §§ 40.15 or 40.20.
(c) Any appeal pursuant to this Section shall be determined
promptly.
COL6/24/2021
COURT DECISIONS: D.C. GUAM APP. DIV. 1980. Pursuant to §
40.80 of this Title, the District Court of Guam has discretion to modify
the conditions of release rather than to order a remand and direct that the
Superior Court make such an order. People v. Jones, D.C. App. Guam
1980, D.C. Cr. #80-0013A.
NOTE: Section 40.80 is new. It is substantively the same as 18 U.S.C. §
3147 and provides an immediate appeal from a pretrial order detaining
the appellant. See generally 9 Moore, Federal Practice &&209.01-209.05
(1973).
Source: official Guam text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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