People v. Aguon

Opinion

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11 CLERK?l CLERK CQQURT

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3 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF GUAM BY:4 BY; _

4 PEOPLE OF GUAM, GUAM,

5 5 Plaintiff, Criminal Case No. CM0145-21

6 vs.

DECISION AND ORDER

7 (Motion To Interrogate Jurors)

NAKITA NAKITA T. AGUON, 8 Defendant. Defendant.

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11 11 This matter is before the Honorable Alberto E. Tolentino Honorable Alberto Tolentino ("Judge Tolentino"), Tolentino"), for the

12 12 limited limited purpose purpose of addressing Naldta C.

addressing Nakita C. Aguon's ("Defendant")

("Defendant") Motion

Motionto

toInterrogate

Interrogate Jurors

Jurors

13 13 filed Oct.

Oct. 2,2,2023.

2023. Defendant

Defendantseeks

seekstotointerrogate

interrogate the

the jurors

jurors for

forpossible

possible juror

juror misconduct.

misconduct.

14 14 Attorney Attorney David DavidJ.

J. Lujan,

Lujan, Esq.

Esq. represents

represents the Defendant. Upon Upon review

review of

ofthe

the evidence,

evidence, oral and

and

15 15 written arguments, written arguments, and legal legal authorities

authorities presented

presented by both

both attorneys,

attorneys, the

the court

courthereby

hereby issues

issues

16 16 this Decision and and Order.

Order.

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18 18 By By preponderance of the evidence preponderance of evidence and and based

based on the

the testimony

testimony given,

given, the

the Court

Court

19 19 GRANTS GRANTS Defendant's Defendant's Motion

Motion to

toInterrogate

Interrogate Jurors.

Jurors. Inquiry

Inquiry of

ofthe

the jurors

jurors will

willbe

be conducted

conducted

r'

20 consistent with Guam consistent with Guam Rules of Evidence Evidence Rule

Rule 606

606 and

and other

other authorities

authorities therein,

therein, at

at aa date

date and

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22 time set by the Court.

set by Court.

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24 SO ORDERED, this l\\ day of Qesefaeer' 2023.

SERVICE VIA EMAIL > 25 I acknowledge that an electronic ( n'

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copy of the original was e-mailed e-mailed to:

to:

26 Ac. ¢»i- A<,,,~~ HONORABLE HONORABLE ALBERTO

ALBERTO E. TOLENTINO

Judge, Superior Court Judge, Superior Court of

of Guam

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