WPC  e!&&mÀ=6;Ɗ% i~ä6RN!_u%M8|ltGunϴS L!H*^@_D#1H3\X)aq0bov&ly\4O(+L_lk2% vܥns)PƫPnf=Nbvv{PAaIƜ3(ĻM74L~tGuA+@U>o SO0P$j_ŬO[V]BՎ>dy $ !V0Q䄲 29 qßq#x^DBގ+g/Sy߆KA[iFCQsFb%:f gN-I8M#ZZ<1Zw3XD"4٫{a} oP*I)T 04 m#UN %N# ~% D-YU >p?4^ w 4    0l 0 (ũ$USUS.,K (XK XXXX XXXX U0&d9 Z6Times New Roman RegularX C:\PROGRA~1\Corel\WORDPE~1\Template\CUSTOM~1\Web\wp9web.wptC:\Program Files\Corel\WordPerfect Office 2000\Template\Custom WP Templates\Web\wp9web.wpt)!dxdx&d9 Z&Times New RomanC:\PROGRA~1\Corel\WORDPE~1\template\CUSTOM~1\poplar.gif pC:\PROGRA~1\Corel\WORDPE~1\template\CUSTOM~1\poplar.gifC:\Program Files\Corel\WordPerfect Office 2000\template\Custom WP Templates\poplar.gif8 .w(kDw(k,J?$\R?$0k`O?kY}qs 0k,L n,:i+003|x   %USUS.,K (X. . K XXXX XXX X  1  .  _ԀXXX XUnder_A.S.C.A._Ԁ3.0304,thedistrictcourtisauthorizedtoissueprocess.Asanarrestwarrantisprocess(seeEllisv._Glascow_,168   S.W.2d946(Tex.Civ.App.1943)),itwouldseemthatthedistrictcourtjudge'ssignatureonsuchadocumentisauthorizedbystatute.# XXXX#(.M)$(  1  )(3 $ ũ!USUS.,K (XK XXXX XXX X    0  . ũ!USUS.,K (XK XXXX XXX X  _  AMERICANSAMOAGOVERNMENT,Plaintiff    v.    _TUPULUA_Ԁ_TAGALOA_,Defendant    HighCourtofAmericanSamoa ^^ TrialDivision  XX  CRNo._12-93_Ԁ  . .   April30,1993      __________      Evenifanarrestwasillegal,abillofinformationsettingforthcriminalchargesisnotnecessarilyvoid.U.S.Const.Amend.  IV.     Thedistrictcourtisauthorizedtoissueprocess,andanarrestwarrantisaformofprocess._A.S.C.A._Ԁ3.0304,_T.C.R.Cr.P._   4(c)(1).  zz  Before_KRUSE_,ChiefJustice,_MAILO_,AssociateJudge,and_BETHAM_,AssociateJudge. PP  Counsel:ForPlaintiff,DonaldM._Sheehan_,AssistantAttorneyGeneral &&  ЀForDefendant,JohnL.WardII    Defendant_Tupulua_Ԁ_Tagaloa_Ԁbroughttwopre-trialmotions.  ЀA.OnMotionforReliefFromPrejudicialJoinder  ЀDefendantseeksaseparatetrial.Heassertsthatthejurywillbeunabletodistinguishorcompartmentalizetheevidenceagainsteach  defendant.Heisalsoconcernedthatthechargesbeingbroughtagainsttwooftheotherdefendantsaremoreseriousthanthosebeing  broughtagainsthim,creatingasituationwherehemightbefoundguiltybyassociation.  ЀWhilewedonotmakeadecisiononthemeritoftheseargumentsortheabilityofproperjuryinstructionstoadequatelyaddressthese l l  concerns,ourdecisiontograntalimitedseveranceshouldassuagethedefendant'sfears.Utilizingthesounddiscretionwhichinformsthe f!f! decisiontoseverco-defendantsunder_T.C.R.Cr.P._ԀRule14,weorder [24ASR2d38] thatdefendant_Tupulua_Ԁ_Tagaloa_Ԁshallbetriedwith `"`" Swain_Meleisea_Ԁand_Masefau_Ԁ_Suiaunoa_. Z#Z# ЀTheMotionforReliefFromPrejudicialJoinderisthereforeGRANTED,ontheconditionsstatedabove. 0%0% ЀB.OnMotiontoQuashArrestWarrantandDismissInformation '' Thedefendantcontendsthatthewarrantforhisarrestwasissuedincontraventionof_A.S.C.A._Ԁ46.0801etseq.,asitwassignedbythe (( districtcourtjudgeandnot,asthestatuteimplies,bytheChiefJustice,theAssociateJustice,oranassistantjudge.Whileheadmitsthat )) _T.C.R.Cr.P._ԀRule4(c)(1)authorizesthedistrictcourtjudgetoissuearrestwarrants,hecorrectlystatesthattheseadministrativerulesof ** proceduredonot"trump"statutorydeclarations.Hethereforeassertsthat,hisarrestbeinginvalid,theinformationshouldbequashed.We ++ disagree. ,, ЀTheSupremeCourthasestablishedthatevenanarrestwarrantwhichis_violative_ԀoftheFourthAmendmentdoesnotalwaysnegatethe .. validityoftheinformation."[_I]t_Ԁdoesnotfollowthatbecausethearrestwasillegal,theinformationwasorbecamevoid."Albrechtv. //  UnitedStates,273U.S.1,5(1926).Whilewegivenoopinionastothevalidityofawarrantbearingthesignatureofthedistrictcourt 00! judge,wenotethattheinfringementofanaccused'sFourthAmendmentrightsseemsamoreegregiouserrorthanthatawarrant,issued 11" uponprobablecause,wassignedonthefirst,ratherthanthesecond,floorofthiscourthouse.  M)(  1  )   X 22# ЀTheMotiontoQuashArrestandDismissInformationis,therefore,DENIED.  ЀItissoordered.    *********