The Superior Court has sentenced a man to five years imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to possessing over 0.3 grams of crystal methamphetamine or \u201cice.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Last week, Superior Court Associate Judge Joseph N. Camacho sentenced Jeffrey Taimanao Deleon Guerrero, also known as Feng, to serve five years in prison.\u00a0<\/p>\n
However, the judge suspended three years of his sentence meaning Deleon Guerrero will only be serving a two-year sentence day for day without the possibility of parole, early release, weekend release, or other similar programs.<\/p>\n
Aside from his suspended sentence, the court also gave Deleon Guerrero, 47, credit for time served of 152 days.<\/p>\n
After serving his sentence, Deleon Guerrero will be placed on three years\u2019 adult probation supervision.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He was also ordered to pay a probation fee of $120 a year, and a $25 court fee.<\/p>\n
According to court documents, on Sept. 6, 2022, Deleon Guerrero pleaded guilty to illegal possession of a controlled substance.<\/p>\n
The court accepted his guilty plea after finding that the defendant\u2019s decision to plead guilty is freely, voluntarily, and intelligently made; he has had the advice of competent counsel with whom he said he was satisfied; he understood the consequences of his plea of guilty; and there is a factual basis for the plea of guilty.<\/p>\n
Camacho also vacated the jury trial scheduled for Sept. 19, 2022.<\/p>\n
The information filed against Deleon Guerrero states that on or about March 24, 2022, on Saipan, Deleon Guerrero unlawfully knowingly or intentionally possessed a controlled substance, to wit: approximately 0.3 gross gram of methamphetamine hydrochloride, also known as \u201ccrystal methamphetamine\u201d or \u201cice\u201d in violation of 6 CMC \u00a7 2142(a).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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