Guam § 80 - Reduction by Court of Degree of Offense.
Full text of Guam Guam Code Annotated § 80 — Reduction by Court of Degree of Offense., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 80. Reduction by Court of Degree of Offense.
If, when a person has been convicted of an offense, the court, having regard to the nature and
circumstances of the offense and to the history and character of the offender, is of the view that it would be
unduly harsh to sentence the offender in accordance with the code, the court may enter judgment for a lesser
included offense and impose sentence accordingly.
ARTICLE 2
IMPRISONMENT
2014 NOTE: This article has undergone extensive amendment since its original enactment and codification. See 2014
Note, Title 9, Chapter 1. P.L. 23-058:3 and 4 (Dec. 5, 1995) added 9 GCA §§ 80.30.1 and 80.31.1, respectively, relative
to mandatory sentencing re methamphetamine. P.L. 24-149:2 (Mar. 25, 1998) effected a complete reenactment of Title
9, Chapter 67, Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act, and simultaneously repealed 9 GCA §§ 80.33, and
80.33.1-80.33.10. P.L. 26-125:8 (Sept. 4, 2002) repealed § 80.33.11-§ 80.33.13 “to allow for the effective
implementation of therapeutic drug courts on Guam.” In light of these amendments and repeals, and in accordance with
the authority granted by 1 GCA § 1606, the Compiler of Laws removed the following sections from the GCA: 80.30.1,
80.31.1, 80.33, and 80.33.1-80.33.13; and renumbered other provisions in this article.
Source: official Guam text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 80 ("Reduction by Court of Degree of Offense.") 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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