7 Guam Code Ann. § 21201
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Terms Used In 7 Guam Code Ann. § 21201
- Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
The party obtaining a postponement of a trial in any court of record must, if required by the adverse party, consent that the testimony of any witness of such adverse party who is not in attendance be taken by deposition before a judge or clerk of the court in which the case is pending or before such person authorized to administer oaths as the court may indicate, which must accordingly be done; and the testimony so taken may be read on the trial with the same effect and subject to the same objection as if the witness were produced.
SOURCE: CCP § 596.
CROSS-REFERENCES: See 6 GCA Chapter 8, Article 3, relative to the perpetuation of testimony in criminal cases.
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7 Guam Code Ann. CIVIL PROCEDURE
CH. 21 TRIAL & JUDGMENTS
ARTICLE 3
TRIAL BY THE COURT