United States Ninth Circuit

Under Guam law, Guam Customs officers are statutorily authorized to stop and question individuals that they reasonably suspect are violating Guam's drug importation laws, without regard for whether the flight originated in the United States or in a foreign country.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/13/2006
• Decided 09/13/2006
• Published 09/13/2006

Judges

• Before BETTY B. FLETCHER, HARRY PREGERSON, and WILLIAM C. CANBY, JR., Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• John T. Gorman, Federal Public Defender, Mongmong, GU, for the defendant-appellant., Karon V. Johnson, Assistant United States Attorney, Hagatna, GU, for the plaintiff-appellee.