{"data":{"id":"us-gu/9-gca-1.30","jurisdiction":"us-gu","citation":"9 GCA § 1.30","heading":"Former Prosecutions. When Not a Bar to Present Prosecution.","body":"A prosecution is not a bar within the meaning of §§ 1.24, 1.26 and 1.28 under either of the following circumstances:\n(a) The former prosecution was before a court which lacked jurisdiction over the defendant or the offense tried in that court; or\n(b) The former prosecution resulted in a judgment of conviction which was held invalid in a subsequent proceeding on a petition for post-conviction relief or similar process, except that any bar as to reprosecution for a greater inclusive offense created by Subsection (a) of § 1.24 shall apply.\n(c) The former prosecution resulted in a plea of guilty or nolo contendere which was held invalid in an appeal under 8 GCA § 130.15(e) and the defendant may be retried as if the former plea had not been entered.","path":["Title 9: Crimes and Corrections","Chapter 1: Preliminary Provisions; Definitions","ARTICLE 1: PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS; CONSTRUCTION"],"source_url":"https://col.guamcourts.gov/sites/default/files/9gc001.pdf","current_through":"P.L. 38-133 (June 4, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-27T02:44:48Z","sha256":"83c91c72e43168225e08ad47b81cfced91448f8d6e7a50c5d06f751752c3f332","source_id":"us-gu","stale":false,"prev":"us-gu/9-gca-1.28","next":"us-gu/9-gca-1.32"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}