Legal Opinion
Romero v. People of Puerto Rico
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 16, 1950No. 4484PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAGRUDER, Chief Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment by the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico, rendered January 17, 1950, affirming a judgment of the District Court for the Judicial District of San Juan on March 2, 1949, finding appellant Aleja Romero guilty of the unlawful possession of bolita materials in violation of § 4 of Act No. 220, Laws P.R. 1948, p. 738, known as the Bolita Act.
Section 4 of the Bolita Act is one section of a number of related provisions dealing comprehensively with a long-recognized evil in Puerto Rico. The Act superseded a somewhat ineffective earlier law on the same…
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