Case Name: People, Appellee, v. Andino, Appellant
Court: Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
Jurisdiction: Puerto Rico
Decision Date: 1922-02-13
Citations: 30 P.R. 906
Docket Number: No. 1872
Parties: People, Appellee, v. Andino, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Puerto Rico Reports
Volume: 30
Pages: 906–907

Head Matter:
People, Appellee, v. Andino, Appellant.
First District Court of San Juan.
No. 1872.
Decided February 13, 1922.

Opinion:
There was no bill of exceptions or statement of the case. The défendant was sentenced to "$75 fine or 30 days." Held: That a judgment imposing a fine should specify that in default of its payment the defendant shall suffer imprison-rnent for the corresponding term. People v. Lopes, 13 P. R. R. 235, and People v. Acuña, 17 P. R. R. 497. Judgment modified to sentence tlie defendant "to pay a fine of $75 or in default thereof to one day's imprisonment for each dollar not paid, the imprisonment not to exceed 30 days." Mr. Chief Justice Del Toro delivered the opinion of the court.