Peter C. Cruz v. The Honorable Paul J. Abbate, and the People of the Territory of Guam, Real Parties in Interest-Appellees

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• Appellate Division of the District Court of Guam has power to issue writs of mandamus under the All Writs Act
• “The suggestion that the case assignment process is being manipulated for motives other than the efficient administration of justice casts a very long shadow, touching the entire criminal justice system....”
• assignments need not be random and can be made for any reason, so long as it is not made in a biased manner “or [with] the desire to influence the outcome of the proceedings”
• “While a defendant has no right to any particular procedure for the selection of the judge . . . he is entitled to have that decision made in a manner free from bias or the desire to influence the outcome of the pro- ceedings.”

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