AG celebrates trial victory in meth possession case

A jury found Eli Charfauros Quintanilla guilty of possession of a schedule II controlled substance as a third-degree felony on Nov. 12, and Attorney General Douglas B. Moylan called it another trial victory for the people of Guam.

Defense attorney Tyler Scott from the Alternate Public Defender’s office was successful in his motion to dismiss the more serious charge against Quintanilla, which was theft by receiving stolen property as a second-degree felony. Moylan credited Assistant AG Valerie Nuesa, AG investigator Albert Manley and paralegals Willard Lee and Trevor Ybarra for their work on the case. Presiding Judge Alberto Lamorena III said during trial that he firmly believes in a defendant’s right to face his accuser and because the vehicle owner was unavailable, he was inclined to dismiss the charge.



Moylan said the victim of the theft was available for the day of trial but could not reschedule his off-island trip when the court unexpectedly rescheduled the trial. “Disappointingly, the Court denied the people’s motion to resume trial when the crime victim was to return on island in order for him to testify,” wrote Moylan in a news release. Moylan said his office will seek the maximum sentence of five years imprisonment given Quintanilla’s prior conviction in a 2015 felony case.

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