Legal Opinion
David Lujan Sablan v. People of the Territory of Guam
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 17, 1970No. 25255PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BYRNE, District Judge:
David Lujan Sabían has appealed his second-degree murder conviction imposed upon him by the District Court for the Territory of Guam. Sabían was indicted for the 4th-of-July murder of a young soldier, Thomas R. Lemon, Jr., shot to death while standing in a saloon.
The evidence presented to the jury was that Sabían and a friend had visited the tavern (Carmen’s Place) two days before the killing and that Sabían had been refused service by the bar’s management at that time. On American Independence Day, Sabían met David Torres at a small roadside store. Torres was carrying a…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Berger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Holland v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- United States v. Roy Arthur NelsonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1969
- John William Whaley v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1966
- United States v. Domingo Manuel-BacaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- People of the Territory of Guam v. Jerry OjedaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- United States v. Donald Lee GreenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
- State v. FortesSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1972
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