{"data":{"id":"us-gu/8-gca-135.16","jurisdiction":"us-gu","citation":"8 GCA § 135.16","heading":"Issuance of Writ: Release Pending Determination.","body":"Any judge authorized to grant the writ, to whom a petition therefor is presented, shall, if it appears that the writ ought to issue, grant the same without delay; and if the person by or upon whose behalf the application for the writ is made be detained upon a criminal charge, may release him pursuant to Chapter 40 (commencing with § 40.10) pending the determi-nation of the proceeding.","path":["Title 8: Criminal Procedure","Chapter 135: The Writ of Habeas Corpus"],"source_url":"https://col.guamcourts.gov/sites/default/files/8gc135.pdf","current_through":"P.L. 38-133 (June 4, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-27T02:43:28Z","sha256":"31cbde7cae2021d08c5a50b76e49e8b4494d63d09668477c7eb9df549443db96","source_id":"us-gu","stale":false,"prev":"us-gu/8-gca-135.14","next":"us-gu/8-gca-135.18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}