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15 P.R. 188

People v. Báez

Supreme Court of Puerto Rico

Decided April 2, 1909

Supreme Court of Puerto Rico · decided 1909-04-02

<p>GbimiNal Law — Involuntary I-Iomioide — Appeal—Bill op Exceptions — Eun-mental Errors. — There being no bill of exceptions, nor statement of facts, nor appearing in the record tliat any fundamental error has been committed, the judgment of the trial court must be affirmed.</p>

Decided 1909-04-02

Mr. Justice Wole

¶1delivered the opinion of the court.

¶2In this case an information was filed against the accused before the District Court of Guayama for the crime of manslaughter. On the 12th of December, 1908, a trial was had before -a jury who convicted the accused of the crime charged, with mitigating circumstances. The court in view of the verdict of the jury sentenced him to one year of imprisonment and payment of costs. From that judgment he took an appeal to this court, but no statement of the case, bill of exceptions, nor brief has been presented here on his behalf, and it not *189appearing in the record that any fundamental error has been committed, the judgment of the trial court must be affirmed.

¶3Affirmed.

Acting Chief Justice Hernández and Justices Figueras and MacLeary concurred.
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