People v. Rivera Padín

Mr. Justice Pérez Pimentel

delivered the opinion of the Court.

Luis Rivera Padín and Flor Mercado Serrano were jointly charged with robbery. At the trial, Rivera Padín was represented by counsel Herminio Miranda and the codefendant by counsel César Velez. The trial, held before a jury, followed the ordinary procedure. Rivera Padín was found guilty of the offense charged and sentenced to a term of from one year and eight months’ to ten years’ imprisonment in the penitentiary. He appealed from said judgment assigning the following errors:

“1. — The trial court erred in forcing the jury to…