People v. Pagán

On February 27, 1932, Amelio Pagán came to the police station at Juncos in order to report that a horse had been stolen from the farm of his employer, Angel González; and upon the police discovering that he had a revolver under his shirt, the same was taken from him. He was convicted of carrying a prohibited weapon and took this appeal from that judgment.

The appellant admits that he was carrying said weapon, but he offered evidence to show that such carrying was not unlawful. To that end he produced two witnesses, Angel González, and Angel Rios Carrillo, the chief of police of Juncos. The…