Case Name: People, Appellee, v. Santiago, Appellant
Court: Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
Jurisdiction: Puerto Rico
Decision Date: 1924-02-01
Citations: 32 P.R. 878
Docket Number: No. 2164
Parties: People, Appellee, v. Santiago, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Puerto Rico Reports
Volume: 32
Pages: 878–878

Head Matter:
No. 2164.
People, Appellee, v. Santiago, Appellant.
District Court of Arecibo.
Decided February 1, 1924.

Opinion:
As it was not alleged in the complaint for abandonment of children that the father did so "without lawful excuse," as required by section 263 of the Penal Code following the cases of People v. Giraud, 23 P. R. R. 492, and People v. Ferrán, 26 P. R. R. 230, the judgment was reversed and the defendant discharged.