{"data":{"id":"us-gu/8-gca-120.26","jurisdiction":"us-gu","citation":"8 GCA § 120.26","heading":"Counsel and Defendant Permitted to Speak Before Sentence Imposed.","body":"Before imposing sentence the court shall afford counsel an opportunity to speak on behalf of the defendant and shall address the defendant personally and ask him if he wishes to make a statement in his own behalf and to present any information in mitigation of punishment.","path":["Title 8: Criminal Procedure","Chapter 120: Judgment and Sentence","ARTICLE 1: JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE"],"source_url":"https://col.guamcourts.gov/sites/default/files/8gc120.pdf","current_through":"P.L. 38-133 (June 4, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-27T02:43:08Z","sha256":"1a712b2f92caa593cce233a2f28770a11924a0dc627531b2c6dcb8286445c327","source_id":"us-gu","stale":false,"prev":"us-gu/8-gca-120.22","next":"us-gu/8-gca-120.30"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}