Legal Opinion
Prensa Insular De Puerto Rico, Inc. v. People of Puerto Rico
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 7, 1951No. 4512PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOODBURY, Circuit Judge.
The District Attorney for the Judicial District of San Juan filed informations in the Municipal Court of San Juan against Prensa Insular de Puerto Rico-, Inc., a Puerto Rican corporation, which publishes a daily newspaper having island-wide circulation called “El Impartial”, and Antonio Ayuso, its editor, charging both with defamatory libel under Article 243 of the Penal Code of Puerto Rico. A trial in the Municipal Court resulted in findings of guilty and sentences to pay fines, and both defendants appealed to the insular District Court of San Juan. A trial de novo in…
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