plea deals
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 53-year-old man charged with unlawful possession of methamphetamine (meth) after he was caught smoking ice in a Tafuna restaurant parking lot has appeared in High Court for a Change of Plea (COP) hearing.
Amituana’i was initially charged with unlawful possession of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Sen. Logoai Siaki Logoai, a retired High Court associate judge, is questioning why prosecutors in many criminal cases — especially sexual assault cases involving minors—- enter into plea deals with a defendant, resulting in charges being dismissed.
The Manu’a senator...


![Attorney General Talauega Eleasalo V. Ale (right) and the AG’s office administrator Fa’aua’a Katuferu during the Department of Legal Affairs FY 2020 budget hearing on Wednesday before the Fono Joint Budget Committee. [photo: FS] Attorney General Talauega Eleasalo V. Ale (right) and the AG’s office administrator Fa’aua’a Katuferu during the Department of Legal Affairs FY 2020 budget hearing on Wednesday before the Fono Joint Budget Committee](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/ag_img_3309.jpg?itok=kxH4u4ws)