People v. Molina

Mb. Chiee Justice Del Tobo

delivered the opinion of the Court.

The prosecuting attorney for the district of San Juan charged Cecilio Molina and Modesto Ayala with the crime of burglary in the first degree,, committed as .follows: ‘ ‘ The said defendants ... on or about August 16, 1933, in San Juan, P. R., within the judicial district of the same name, did unlawfully, wilfully, and maliciously enter, during the nighttime, the house belonging to, and owned by, Rafael Torres, with the intent then and there to commit larceny.”

Upon their arraignment, the defendants pleaded not guilty and asked for a…