PEOPLE of the Territory of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Pedro D. MATERNE, Defendant-Appellant

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• noting that the rule of lenity applies \where a criminal statute is vague enough to deem both the defendant's and the government's interpretations of it as reasonable\
• “[T]he rule of lenity applies where a criminal statute is vague enough to deem both the defendant’s and the government’s interpretations of it as reasonable.”
• “[T]he rule of lenity applies where a criminal statute is vague enough to deem both the defendant’s and the government’s interpretations of it as reasonable.”
• “Only where the defendant’s interpretation is unreasonable does the rule of lenity not apply.”

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