ees ees 2 a oy ae See <a ililacitde: ELE a oe i aeeOReeore F gg SET _ petaNORRIE A =eg Legislation prescribing the rights of the accused has been drafted for consideration by the Congress of Micronesia during its Fourth Regular Session. 4 mene 17 nf,ad wei iia iteak a ry = may not reverse any finding of he. guilty and its powers are limited tol reversal of any determination of iny idity of the enactment involved. 4 inc OT % There #s an absolute right of appeal to the Trial Division of the High Court from decisions of any district court on questions of fact and of law. On questions of law, decisions afthe Trial Division of the High Court may be appealed to the Appellate Division in cases falling within the jurisdiction of the Appellate Division as enumerated above. The Appellate Division may also, in its discretion, review on appeal directly from district of community court decisions involving the construction or validity of any law of the United States or of any written enact- ment of any official, board, or body in the Territory intended to have the force of law. Written notice of appeal must be filed within 30 days after announcement of the decision or within such longer time, not exceeding 120 days, as may be specified by the court in case of decisions of the Trial Division of the High Court which are made when a party is neither present nor represented. The Trial Division of the High Court reviews on the record all final decisions of district courts and community courts in annulment, divorce, and adoption cases in which no appeal has been made, and it may, in its discretion, review on the record any other final decision of a district or community court in which no appeal has been taken. The court acting on an appeal or review has the power to affirm, modify, set aside, or reverse ‘af so appealed in a criminal case, the coy the judgment or order appealed from or reviewed and to remand the case with such directions for a new trial or entry of judgment as may be just. However, 32 if the Government has Brit. Disputed facts are ascertaings primarily from oral testimony | witnesses and trom exhibits. deemed helpful to the conduct of a case, the court may also go to @ scene of an incident having a bee ¥ sf on the case, giving both sides gm’! opportunity to reconstruct and gy” attention to evidence. With the pern sion of the court written depositicn= may be used by the accused criminal cases or by either side in q cases. As a rule, pretrial conferengy are held in civil cases by other disty courts and the Trial Division ofg High Court to determine the issues g reach agreement on as many facts, possible. Fees atti mes on S| Clerks of courts charge and cl z ™ fees for filing in civil actions, ‘ — copies of certified true records,| transcripts of evidence and notes] hearing, and for recording land thin fers. Filing fees in civil actions rag from 25¢ for filing of complai under the small claims procedurgJ $5 for filing of notice of appeaks the Appellate Division of the Hy Court. The fee for a copy of ¥ record certified to be a true copy 25¢ plus 10¢ for each 100 words a the first 100. The fee for transcripts evidence or notes of hearing is 25¢% 100 words for three copies. Thejl for the recording of land transfert Dwi 50¢, except when the Trust Terrig pal. is the grantor, in which case there Tn charge. Bde .. Sheriffs are entitled to collect Bb Bch. for the serving of process ($1 plus Part V—Political Advancetf