Case Name: The People v. Merced
Court: Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
Jurisdiction: Puerto Rico
Decision Date: 1905-12-12
Citations: 9 P.R. 480
Docket Number: No. 32
Parties: The People v. Merced.
Judges: Chief Justice Quinones and Justices Hernandez, Figueras and MacLeary concurred.
Reporter: Puerto Rico Reports
Volume: 9
Pages: 480–481

Head Matter:
The People v. Merced.
Appeal from the District Court of Humacao.
No. 32.
Decided December 12, 1905.
Appeal — Stenographer’s Notes — Statement op Pacts — Bill op Exceptions.— 'The notes taken by tile stenographer during the trial of a ease form no part of the transcript of the record on appeal, and where such transcript does not contain the evidence set forth in a bill of exceptions or statement of facts, the court cannot consider and determine an allegation to the effect that the verdict is contrary to the evidence introduced at the trial.
The facts are stated iu the opinion.
Mr. José Guzvnán Benitez for appellant.
Mr. Bossy, fiscal, for The People.

Opinion:
Mr. Justice Wole
delivered the opinion of the court.
This is an appeal from the District Court of Humacao. The prisoner was charged with assault with intent to kill, and convicted of the lesser crime of assault and battery with a deadly weapon, and sentenced to one year in jail and costs.
The only error alleged is that the verdict of the jury is contrary to the evidence. The appellant refers the court to the evidence indicated in the stenographer's notes which are attached to the record and certified to by said stenographer.. This court has decided in the cases of The People of Porto Rico v. Juan de Mata Eligier, as well as in the case of The People of Porto Rico v. Francisco Done Ramos, that the stenographer's notes do not form a part of the record on appeal. We have, however, read the evidence as certified to by the stenographer, and we think that there was enough in the testimony of the prosecuting witness, Angel Morales, to prevent this court from reversing the judgment, even if the record of the evidence had been duly made by a bill of exceptions or otherwise.
There being no other error alleged, the judgment of the said district court must be affirmed.
Affirmed.
Chief Justice Quinones and Justices Hernandez, Figueras and MacLeary concurred.