Legal Opinion

Díaz Díaz v. Cándida Campos de Córdova

Supreme Court of Puerto Rico

Decided June 30, 1960No. 736Published

1Opinion of the Court

Mr. - Justice Serrano Geyls

delivered the opinion of the Court.

The petitioner was convicted of violating Act No. 53 of June 10,1948 (Spec. Sess. Laws, p. 170, 33 L.P.R.A., § 1471)1 and we affirmed the judgment under the authority of People v. Burgos, 75 P.R.R. 517 (1953) ; People v. López de Victoria, 77 P.R.R. 904 (1955). Subsequently she filed a petition for habeas corpus in this Court. We issued the preliminary writ and authorized release on bail.

Petitioner alleges in this proceeding that the said Act No. 53 is unconstitutional because it is in conflict with the federal legislation on…

2Cases cited50 opinions

  1. Darr v. BurfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
  2. McNally v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
  3. Pennsylvania v. NelsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
  4. Wales v. WhitneySupreme Court of the United States · 1885
  5. Baker v. GriceSupreme Court of the United States · 1898

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