Case Name: The People v. Buitrago
Court: Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
Jurisdiction: Puerto Rico
Decision Date: 1908-10-08
Citations: 14 P.R. 698
Docket Number: No. 145
Parties: The People v. Buitrago.
Judges: Justices Hernández, Figueras and "Wolf concurred.
Reporter: Puerto Rico Reports
Volume: 14
Pages: 698–699

Head Matter:
The People v. Buitrago.
Appeal from the District Court of Guayama.
No. 145.
Decided October 8, 1908.
Criminal Law — Appeal—Manifest Errors — Bill of Exceptions. — Where- there is no bill of exceptions in the record and it not appearing therefrom that any error whatever has been committed, the judgment appealed from must be-affirmed.
The facts are stated in the opinion.
The appellant did not appear.
Mr. Rossy, fiscal, for respondent.

Opinion:
Mr. Justice MacLeary
delivered the opinion of the court.
The appellant in this case was prosecuted in the municipal court of Guyama for adultery, found guilty there and appealed to the district court and there was again found guilty and sentenced to pay a fine of $200 and on failure of payment to two months' imprisonment in jail. This was a very light punishment and is presumed that the court found some extenuating circumstances which do not appear in the record here. Not being satisfied with the light sentence imposed on him the defendant took an appeal to this court; but nothing is filed here but a copy of the complaint, tlie judgment in the District Court of Guayama and the notice of ap peal. The appeal was evidently taken for delay only; and as there is no error apparent in the record the judgment of the court below should be in all things affirmed.
Affirmed,.
Justices Hernández, Figueras and "Wolf concurred.
Mr. Chief Justice Quiñones did not sit at the hearing of this case.