Legal Opinion
Francisco Cruz Palacios v. Government of Guam
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 23, 1963No. 18722PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARNES, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from the District Court of Guam. Appellant was convicted by a jury of forgery and uttering a forged instrument. His codefendant, William Hara, turned state’s evidence and testified against him.
Jurisdiction existed below (§§ 470 and 680, Penal Code of Guam; §§ 62 and 82, Guam Code of Civ.Proc.; 48 U.S.C. § 1424 (a)). Jurisdiction of the appeal lies here (28 U.S.C. § 1294(4) Supp. III, 1958 Ed.).
There are ten errors urged as requiring reversal. They may be classified as follows:
1. Error in admission of evidence (a) of the oral confession (point 2)(b) of…
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