Legal Opinion

American Samoa Government v. Samana

High Court of American Samoa

Decided July 6, 1988No. CR No. 36-88; CR No. 54-86Published

1Opinion of the Court

On Motion to Suppress Evidence:

In case docketed CR No. 54-86 the defendant, Peni Samana, was convicted of possession of a controlled substance in violation of A.S.C.A. § 13.1022, a class D felony. He was sentenced thereunder to five years imprisonment execution of which was suspended and defendant was placed on probation for a period of five years subject to a number of conditions. One of those conditions was that defendant "not violate any law of the Territory."

Recently, and within the period of probation, defendant is charged in case docketed CR No. 36-88 with the unlawful…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  2. Franks v. DelawareSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  4. United States v. VentrescaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  5. Ker v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963

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