People v. Dominguez

Decided May 18, 1909

Supreme Court of Puerto Rico · decided 1909-05-18

<p>Penal Law — Burglary in tee First Degree — Bill of Exceptions — Statement of Facts — Confession of the Defendant. — No bill of exceptions, nor statement of facts being found in the record, nor any error appearing therein, and the defendant having pleaded guilty, the judgment of the court, below must be affirmed.</p>

Decided 1909-05-18

Mr. Justice MacLeary

¶1delivered the opinion of the court.

¶2In this case the appellant was convicted of the crime of burglary in the first degree by the District Court of Arecibo on March 18, 1909, and sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment in the penitentiary at hard labor and to the payment of the costs of the prosecution. From this judgment he took an appeal to this court. No statement of facts nor bill of exceptions are found in the record, nor has any counsel appeared for him here. Examining the record we find that the information is sufficient, and there being no error apparent in the record, the judgment of the court below is affirmed.

¶3Affirmed.

Mr. Chief Justice Hernández and Justices Wolf and del Toro concurred.Mr. Justice Figueras took no part in the decision of this case.