People v. Tufiño Cruz
Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Justice Ramírez Bages
delivered the opinion of the Court.
Having been accused and convicted of the crime of robbery, Saúl Tufiño Cruz sets forth that the trial court erred (1) in giving its instructions in connection with the testimony of an accomplice; (2) in refusing to give the jury an instruction on assault and battery; and (3) in convicting appellant on the grounds of uncertain, doubtful, and insufficient evidence.
*221Since the second error was committed, and in virtue thereof we must reverse the judgment rendered in this case, it is unnecessary to consider the other assignments adduced by…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Stevenson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Monts v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1964
- People v. LewisCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1960
- Crockett v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1948
- Roy Lee Dunn v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
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