People v. Camacho

Superior Court of Guam·Decided October 13, 2025·No. CF0281-25-01·Unknown

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5 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT COURT OF

OF GUAM

GUAM

6 )) CRIMINAL

CRIMINAL CASE

CASE no.

NO.CF0281-25-01

CF0281-25-01

7 PEOPLE OF OF GUAM,

GUAM, )) GPD Report GPD Report No.

No. 25-

25-10514

))

8 vs. )

) DECISION

DECISION & ORDER

9 )) RE. DEFENDANT'S

DEFENDANT'S MOTION

MOTION IN

) LIM/NE TO PRECLUDE LIMINE

10 10 RODNEY CRISOSTOMO CAMACHO, CAMACHO, INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION OF OF EVIDENCE EVIDENCE OF

DOB: 11/20/1976 DOB: 11/20/1976 ) DEFENDANT CAMACHO'S CAMACHO'S ARREST

ARREST

11 11 ) RECORD/RAP SHEET SHEET AND

AND BENCH

BENCH

)) WARRANT 12 12 Defendant. Defendant.

))

_______________ ))

13 1

14 14 This matter came before matter came before the

the Honorable

Honorable Alberto

Alberto E. Tolentino on

on July

July 15,

15, 2025,

2025, for a

15 15 Motion Motion Hearing.

Hearing. Defendant

Defendant Rodney Camacho

Camacho ("Defendant") was was present

present with

with counsel

counsel Public

16 16 Defender Renita Renita Taimanao-Munoz.

Taimanao-Munoz. Assistant Attorney Attorney General

General Samuel

Samuel Alexander

Alexander was

was present

present

17 17

18 18 for the the People People of

ofGuam

Guam ("People").

("People").The

Thecourt

courtscheduled

scheduled aa Motion

MotionHearing

Hearing totoaddress

address the

the

19 19 Defendant's Motion in Liming Limine to Preclude Introduction of Preclude Introduction of Evidence of ofDefendant

Defendant Camacho's

Camacho's

20 20 Arrest Record/Rap Sheet and and Bench

Bench Warrant.

Warrant. Following

Following the

Record/Rap Sheet the hearing, hearing, the court

court took

took the

the matter

matter

21 under advisement pursuant under advisement pursuantotoSupreme SupremeCourt

Courtof

of Guam

Guam Administrative

Administrative Rule

Rule 06-001,

06-001, CVR

CVR

22 7.1(e)(6)(A) 7.l(e)(6)(A) and and CR1.1

CRl.1 of the

the Local

Local Rules

Rules of

ofthe

the Superior

Superior Court

Court of

ofGuam.

Guam. Having

Having duly

duly

23 23

24 24 considered the the parties' briefings, oral oral arguments,

arguments, and

and the applicable law, the the court

court now

now issues

issues

25 25 this Decision Decision and

and Order GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART the Defendant's 26 Motion in in Liming

Limine to

to Preclude Introductionof Preclude Introduction of Evidence Evidence of

of Defendant

Defendant Camacho's

Camacho's Arrest

Arrest

27 Record/Rap Sheet and Bench Warrant.

28

Decision Decision &

&Order

Order Re.

Re. Defendant's Motion in Limine Defendant's Motion Limine toPreclude Preclude Introduction

Introduction of Evidence

of of Defendant Camacho's

Camacho's Arrest

Arrest Record/Rap

Record/Rap Sheet

Sheet and Bench Warrant

People People v.

v. Camacho, CF0281-25-01

CF0281-25-01

Page Page 11 of7

BACKGROUND

I

2 occurring on or about Based on events occurring about April 24, 24, 2025,

2025, the

the Defendant

Defendant was charged with

3 CRI MI NAL MI CRIMINAL SCHI EF (As aa 3rd MISCHIEF 3rd De gre Fe Degree lony), RECKLESS

Felony); CONDUCT (As RECKLESS CONDUCT (As aa

4 4 . u .

Mlsdemeanor), andtwo Misdemeanor); and two charges chargesof

of ASSAULT

ASSAULT (As

(AsaaMlsdemeanor).

Misdemeanor). See

See IndIctment (May 2,

Indictment (May

5 2025). On May 13, 2025). 13, 2025, 2025, Defendant

Defendant Camacho

Camachofiled

filed his

his Motion

Motion for

for Discovery as well as

as his

his

6 7 Waiver Waiver of ofSpeedy

Speedy Trial. See Mot. Discovery (May 13, 13, 2025),

2025); see

see also Waiver

Waiver (May

(May 13,

13, 2025).

2025).

7

8 At At arraignment, this court arraignment, this court was was assigned to this

assigned to this matter.

matter. See

See Arraignment Hr'g Mims.

Arraignment Hr' Mins. at at

99 2:22:40PM 2:22:40PM(May (May23,

23, 2025).

2025).

10 10 On June 13, 2025,

June 13, 2025,the

thecourt

courtfiled

filed its

its Order

Order granting

grantinghis

hisMotion

Motion for Discovery.

Discovery. On

OnJune

June

11 18, 18, 2025, DefendantCamacho 2025, Defendant Camachofiled filedtwo

twomotions:

motions:Motion

Motion to

to Compel

Compel Discovery;

Discovery, and Motion in

12

1133 Liming Limine to Preclude Introduction of of Evidence of

ofDefendant

Defendant Camacho's

Camacho's Arrest

ArrestRecord/Rap

Record/Rap Sheet

Sheet

14 14 and Bench Warrant and Bench Warrant ("Motion ("Motion in Liming").

Limine"). The People filed its its Response to the

Response to the Motion in in

15 15 Liming Limine on June 23, 2025.

2025. See

See Response

Response Liming

Limine (June 23,

23, 2025).

2025). And on

on June

June 30,

30, 2025,

2025, the

the

16 16 Defendant filed his Defendant filed his Reply Reply to the

the People's

People's Response.

Response. See

See Reply Limine

Limine (June 30, 2025).

(June 30, 2025). The

17

18 court subsequently scheduled this subsequently scheduled this matter matterfor

for a Motion

Motion Hearing

Hearingon

onJuly

July15,

15,2025

2025.

18

19 In accordance with his accordance with his Motion Motion in Limine, the Defendant argued the Defendant argued at

at the

the Motion

Motion Hearing

20 20 that the court that the court should should exclude

exclude evidence of his arrest ofhis arrest record

record and

and bench

bench warrant

warrant as

as inadmissible

inadmissible

21 hearsay. See Mot. hearsay. See Mot. Hr'g Hr'g Mims.

Mins. at

at 4:05:45

4:05:45 .-- 08:15PM (July - 08:15PM (July 15, 2025). In In response,

response, the

the People

22 22 stated that itit was unnecessary stated that unnecessary toto exclude exclude such

such evidence

evidence before

before trial just because the People because the

23 23

24 could potentially use use it wrongly. Id. at

at 4:09:00 - 09:43PM.

09:43PM. After

Afterhearing

hearingthe

the parties'

parties' arguments,

arguments,

24

25 25 the court took the matter under under advisement.

advisement.

26 26 \\ 27 27 \\ 28

Decision Decision &

& Order

Order Re. Defendant's Motion Motion in

in Limine

Limine to

to Preclude Introduction of of Evidence

of of Defendant

Defendant Camacho's

Camacho's Arrest

ArrestRecord/Rap

Record/RapSheet

Sheetand

and Bench

Bench Warrant

Warrant

People CF0281-25-01 People v. Camacho, CF0281-25-01 Page 22 of7

off

DISCUSSION

1

2 Under Guam GuamRule

Ruleof

of Evidence

Evidence ("GRE")

("GRE") Rule

Rule 801(c),

801(c), "'[h]earsay'

"'[h]earsay'isisa astatement, statement, other

other

3 than one than one made made by

by the

the declarant

declarantwhile

whiletestifying

testifying at

at the

the trial

trial or

or hearing,

hearing, offered

offered in evidence to

4 4 the truth prove the truth of the matter of the matter asserted."

asserted." Guam

Guam R.

R. Evid. 8()1(c).

801 c). ItIt isis noteworthy noteworthy that

that the

the Guam

Guam

5 Rules of of Evidence

Evidence are

are modeled after the Federal Federal Rules of Evidence. Therefore, Therefore, "interpretations "interpretations

6 6

7 of of the the Federal Federal Rules

Rules of

ofEvidence

Evidence from

fromother

otherjurisdictions

jurisdictions are

are persuasive

persuasive authority."

authority." People v.

v.

7

88 Jesus, 2009 2009 Guam ,r 32 n.8 (internal Guam2211 (internal citations omitted).

9 A. Without Withoutthe

theattached

attached Arrest

Arrest Record/RAP

Record/RAP Sheet,

Sheet, the

the court

court will

will not

notexclude

exclude such

such

10 10 evidence at trial evidence at trial at this time.

11 11 The Defendant seeks the the court's exclusion

exclusion of

ofhis

his arrest

arrest record

record as

as inadmissible

inadmissible hearsay.

hearsay.

12 12 Defendant Camacho Camacho argues that there are multiple hearsay that there hearsay statements statements in his arrest

arrest record that

that

13 13 require individual hearsay require individual hearsay exceptions exceptionsasasthey

they are

are statements

statementsrelating

relatingtoto "days

"days in which

which

14 14 CAMACHO CAMACHOwas wasarrested,

arrested, times

times CAMACHO

CAMACHOwas

wascriminally

criminallyconvicted,

convicted,sentences

sentences imposed

imposed on

15 15

16 16 CAMACHO, CAMACHO,and and various accusationsofofCAMACHO's various accusations CAMACHO's wrongdoing."

wrongdoing." Def.

Def.'s Mot. Liming

Limine at 2-3

17 17 (June 18, 2025).

(June 18, 2025). While While GRE

GRE 803

803 states

states many

many exceptions to the hearsay exceptions to rule, the hearsay rule, the following 18 18 exceptions are are relevant

relevant as

ascited

cited in

inthe

theDefendant's

Defendant'sMotion:

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