Legal Opinion

People of Guam v. Joshua Rivera Palacios

Supreme Court of Guam

Decided June 22, 2023No. CRA21-003PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

People v. Palacios, 2023 Guam 5, Opinion Page 2 of 17 BEFORE: F. PHILIP CARBULLIDO, Chief Justice; ROBERT J. TORRES, Associate Justice; and KATHERINE A. MARAMAN, Associate Justice.1 CARBULLIDO, C.J.: [1] Defendant-Appellant Joshua Palacios appeals his conviction for murder as a first-degree felony with a special allegation of possession and use of a deadly weapon in the commission of a felony. He asks this court to vacate his conviction, grant him a new trial, and remand the case for further proceedings. He argues the trial court abused its discretion in excluding Facebook videos and other…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Lemon v. KurtzmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. Taylor v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  4. Duren v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  5. United States v. Lavern Hankey, AKA Poo, OpinionCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000

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3Cited by4 opinions

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  2. People of Guam v. Philips James SablanSupreme Court of Guam · 2026
  3. People v. HernandezSuperior Court of Guam · 2026
  4. People v. TaparSuperior Court of Guam · 2026

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