American Samoa · American Samoa Code Annotated Title 46 — Criminal Justice
A.S.C.A. tit. 46 § 46.3512: Error in presentence hearing-Reversal of trial court
What this law says, in plain English
This statute establishes the procedure when an appellate court reverses a trial court decision due to error in the presentence hearing. A new trial ordered applies only to the punishment issue, not the underlying conviction.
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