People v. Rivera Oquendo

In an information brought against Desiderio Rivera Oquendo for voluntary manslaughter, the prosecuting attorney alleges that the said Desiderio Rivera Oquendo, on or about December 14, 1930, and in the ward of Pellejas, of Adjuntas, which forms part of the judicial district of Ponce, Puerto Rico, did unlawfully; wilfully, and intentionally, upon sudden quarrel or heat of passion, attack and assault with a machete, a deadly weapon, Miguel Rivera Oquendo, a human being, inflicting upon him various wounds which caused his instant death.

Upon being tried by a jury in the District Court of Ponce,…