People v. Tossi

Decided November 16, 1903

Supreme Court of Puerto Rico · decided 1903-11-16

<p>Appeal. — No Errors Appearing in the Record. — When no errors appear in the record which would warrant the reversal of the judgment appealed from, the judgment must be affirmed.</p>

Cited by 1 later decisions — most recently October 1839

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Decided 1903-11-16

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Mr. Justice Sulzbaciier

¶1delivered the following opinion of the court:

¶2The appellant Andrés Tossi, was duly tried by the District Court of Ponce for the crime of bribery and sentenced to one year of imprisonment in the penitentiary at hard labor. Counsel for defendant filed a motion in writing with the district court, requesting that he be allowed to take an appeal to the Supreme Court, which motion was granted. The record does not show that the appellant has presented any writing in support thereof except this motion. The record shows that the Court has complied with the law in every respect, and that it has not committed any error. Therefore, the judgment of the District Court should be affirmed.

¶3Affirmed.

Chief Justice Quiñones and Justices Hernández and Mac-Leary, concurred.Mr. Justice Figueras did not sit at the hearing of this case.