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11 P.R. 511

People v. Guzmán

Supreme Court of Puerto Rico

Decided December 15, 1906

Supreme Court of Puerto Rico · decided 1906-12-15

<p>Appeal — Manifest Errors. — Where an appellant fails to appear and it is not shown from the transcript of the record that any error has been committed which would justify the reversal of the judgment appealed from, it must be affirmed.</p>

Decided 1906-12-15

Me. Justice "Wole

¶1delivered the opinion of the court.

¶2This is an appeal from the District Court of Humacao in a ease of adultery. On the 9th of May, 1906, Jnsti López filed a complaint in the Municipal Court of Fajardo, accusing his wife, Luisa Benardo, and Francisco Guzman, of adultery, and they were found guilty of that crime.

¶3On appeal to the District Court by Francisco Guzman, after a new trial, the latter court found him guilty of the crime charged and sentenced him to one year in jail and the payment of costs.

¶4*512No evidence, brief or argument lias been presented to this court on bebalf of the appellant and no error appears in the record, and the sentence appealed from must be affirmed.

¶5Affirmed.

Chief Justice Quiñones and Justices Hernández, Figueras and MacLeary concurred.
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