Guam § 60 - Identity of Defendant.
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§ 60. Identity of Defendant.
When the defendant is arraigned, he shall be informed that if the name by which he is prosecuted is
not his true name, he shall declare his true name, or be proceeded against by the name in the indictment,
information or complaint. If he gives no other name, the court may proceed accordingly; but if he alleges
that another name is his true name, the court shall direct an entry thereof in the minutes of the arraignment,
and the subsequent proceedings may be had against him by that name, referring also to the name by which
he was first charged therein.
NOTE: Section 60.20 is substantively the same as former § 989. See also Cal. Pen. Code § 989. See generally B.
Witkin, California Criminal Procedure Proceedings Before Trial § 222(2) (1963).
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CH. 60 ARRAIGNMENT: PLEAS
Source: official Guam text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 60 ("Identity of Defendant.") is part of the Guam Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Guam. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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