Legal Opinion

People v. González

Supreme Court of Puerto Rico

Decided June 27, 1969No. CR-67-218Published

1Opinion of the Court

Mr. Justice Ramírez Bages

delivered the opinion of the Court.

Appellant was accused and convicted of four charges .for possessing'material connected with and which he used “for the practice of the illegal game of bolita.” He was ordered to serve consecutively one year in jail for each count.

He assigns that (1) the trial judge erred in allowing the amendment of the informations which did not allege facts constituting an offense; that what was proper was to dismiss them; that then the prosecuting attorney could file new informations; that in allowing the amendment, appellant was deprived of his…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Corbin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1965
  2. State v. KuselWyoming Supreme Court · 1923
  3. State v. JensenUtah Supreme Court · 1934
  4. People v. GroganAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1952
  5. Prestage v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1959

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