The Superior Court has sentenced a man who pleaded guilty to theft to a one-year imprisonment. <\/p>\n
Robert Jake Palacios, 32, pleaded guilty to the theft charge against him last Tuesday and was sentenced on the same day. <\/p>\n
Associate Judge Teresa Kim-Tenorio sentenced Palacios to one-year imprisonment all suspended except 60 days. The judge also deemed him ineligible for parole, early release or work release.<\/p>\n
Kim-Tenorio ordered Palacios to self-surrender to the Department of Corrections immediately and to report to the Office of Adult Probation after serving his sentence. <\/p>\n
The court gave Palacios credit for time serve and was given 16 days\u2019 credit toward his sentence.<\/p>\n
Assistant attorney general Heather Barcinas represented the government while assistant public defender Karie Comstock appeared for Palacios.<\/p>\n
After completing his sentence, Palacios will be placed on probation for three years and pay a fine of $100.<\/p>\n
Palacios was ordered not have direct or indirect contact with the victim during his entire probationary period.<\/p>\n
According to court documents, police reported that after giving Palacios a ride in the victim\u2019s car, Palacios stole the person\u2019s cell phone, which was in the cup holder between them.<\/p>\n
Palacios then asked an electronics store in Garapan to reset the cell phone without a password on Dec. 18, 2019. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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