Legal Opinion

People v. Trinidad

Supreme Court of Puerto Rico

Decided March 7, 1917No. 1125Published

Appeal from the District Court of San Juan, Section 2, in a Prosecution for Aggravated Assault. The facts are stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice HutchisoN

On a trial de novo in the district court appellant was convicted of aggravated assault and battery under a complaint charging aggravated assault only.

We quite agree with appellant' as to the only point raised in his brief, to wit, that the district court erred in convicting him of aggravated assault and battery under a complaint that charges no battery, and that the judgment as rendered below cannot stand; but we have heretofore held that, when the record contains sufficient data to enable this court to do what the district court might have done and presumably would have done had the matter…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. McCorquodale v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1905
  2. Turner v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1901
  3. Harrell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1900
  4. Burk v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1906
  5. Thomas v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1892

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