Tumuatasi Lefatia
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The jury in the trial of the owner of the LE AUTE Sports & Bar, Tumuatasi Lefatia, a.k.a MAMA acquitted her of all 4 counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance, methamphetamine and marijuana with the intent to distribute.
The six jurors took a little bit...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The jury trial of the owner of the LE AUTE Sports Bar, Tumuatasi Lefatia, a.k.a MAMA accused of violating local drug laws is scheduled to kick-off in High Court Monday morning at 9 before Acting Associate Justice Elvis P. Patea.
Lefatia’s trial, which was scheduled for...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Trial Division of the High Court has taken under advisement a motion to suppress evidence by the owner of Le Aute Sports & Bar, Tumuatasi Lefatia, a.k.a MAMA, filed by her defense attorney, Marcellus Talaimalo Uiagalelei.
Assistant Attorney General, Christy Dunn...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The pretrial conference for Tumuatasi Lefatia, a.k.a. Mama, has been continued to Jan. 31, 2019.
The motion for a continuance by Lefatia's attorney, Marcellus Talaimalo Uiagalelei, was granted by Acting Associate Justice Elvis Patea last Wednesday in High Court....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Chief Justice Michael Kruse, last Thursday, granted a verbal motion by defendant Tumuatasi Lefatia’s attorney, Marcellus Uiagalelei for continuance of the preliminary hearing for his client until her current case is resolved.
Kruse immediately granted the defense’s...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The preliminary examination hearing of the owner of LE AUTE, Tumuatasi Lefatia, also known as Mama, on drug charges ended last Friday morning with District Court Judge Pro-Tem, Gwen Tauiliili-Langkilde finding probable cause to bind her case over to the High Court.
In...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — District Court Judge Pro-Tem, Gwen Tauiliili-Langkilde denied a motion to reduce bail for the owner of the LE AUTE Sports Bar during a hearing yesterday morning.
Tumuatasi Lefatia, also known as “Mama” appeared in District Court yesterday morning for a hearing to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Owner of the LE AUTE Sports Bar was arrested and charged last week for unlawful possession of meth and marijuana, as a result of a raid early last Wednesday morning conducted by armed detectives from the DPS Vice & Narcotics Unit, along with other police officers...