Legal Opinion
The People of the Territory of Guam v. Irvin Ibanez
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 19, 1989No. 88-1412PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL, Circuit Judge:
Defendant Irvin Ibanez was convicted of committing a brutal murder. He stabbed the victim, Scott Pierce, 40 times and then decapitated him. For this heinous offense, defendant was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole, probation, or work release. We are constrained by an en banc decision of this circuit to reverse the conviction.
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On March 8,1986, defendant Ibanez (“defendant”), his brother Christopher Ibanez (“Christopher”), Peter Cruz (“Cruz”), and Scott Pierce (“Pierce”) got together for the evening. They began drinking alcohol.…
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