Case Name: The People v. Escapa
Court: Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
Jurisdiction: Puerto Rico
Decision Date: 1909-10-18
Citations: 15 P.R. 602
Docket Number: No. 185
Parties: The People v. Escapa.
Judges: Chief Justice Hernández and Justices Figueras, Wolf and del Toro concurred.
Reporter: Puerto Rico Reports
Volume: 15
Pages: 602–603

Head Matter:
The People v. Escapa.
Appeal from the District Court of Mayagüez.
No. 185.
Decided October 18, 1909.
Cbiminal Law — Violation of the Internal Revenue Law — Bill of Exceptions — Fundamental Errors. — Where there is no bill of exceptions or statement of facts, and no fundamental errors appear in the record, the judgment appealed from must be affirmed.
The facts are stated in the opinion.
Messrs. Horton & Benet for appellant.
Mr. Rossy, fiscal, for respondent.

Opinion:
Mr. Justice MacLeary
delivered the opinion of the court.
In this case the appellant was prosecuted and convicted in the District Court of Mayagüez of the offense of violating the internal revenue laws; and condemned to pay a fine of $100, and in default thereof to be imprisoned one day for each dollar of said fine that he fails to pay; and further to pay all costs of the prosecution. From this judgment the defendant toolc and perfected an appeal.to this court. No bill of exceptions nor statement of facts appears in the record; nor can we find any fundamental errors existing in the record. This be ing the case, nothing remains to ns, bnt to bring to an end the delay which, through his counsel, the defendant has so far succeeded in putting to the execution of the sentence; and to affirm the judgment of the court below; which must be accordingly done.
Affirmed.
Chief Justice Hernández and Justices Figueras, Wolf and del Toro concurred.