Territory of Guam v. Ignacio

GOODWIN, Chief Judge:

Defendants Manibusan, Ignacio and Bamba appeal their convictions of conspiracy to misappropriate money appropriated to combat Guam’s heroin problem, in violation of 9 Guam Code Ann. § 13.30.

I. THE INDICTMENT

The defendants first contend that the indictment did not state an offense under Guam law because it did not allege overt acts in furtherance of the conspiracy after January 1, 1978, the date the applicable conspiracy law took effect. See 9 Guam Code Ann. § 90.84, Section 2. We review de novo the Appellate Division’s interpretation of local law. Guam v. Yang, 850 F.2d…