On May 23, 2019, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Foster v. Commonwealth, reversing the CNMI Superior Court orders that granted the Commonwealth’s motion to dismiss with prejudice. Jay Foster sought the High Court’s review after the trial court issued its order granting...

The Supreme Court vacated last week the conviction of a Department of Corrections officer who was accused of assaulting an inmate. DOC officer Ray A. Camacho, who was recently found guilty of assault and battery, appealed the conviction and asked the Supreme Court to review the...

On Dec. 19, 2016, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Commonwealth v Carmelita Guiao, 2016 MP 15. The Court affirmed Guiao’s conviction of assault with a dangerous weapon and sentence of 10 years. Guiao was found guilty of striking her live-in partner John Saimon with a...

On Oct. 24, 2016, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Commonwealth v. Erwin Togawa. The High Court reversed Togawa’s convictions and remanded the case for a new trial because the trial court abused its discretion by improperly admitting hearsay testimony and a past...