People of Puerto Rico v. Superior Court of Puerto Rico

On June 27, 1958 two warrants of arrest were issued by judicial authority against Maria Figueroa for two violations of the Beverage Act (13 L.P.R.A. § § 1574 and 1754). These warrants were based on two affidavits subscribed by Leandro López Torres, Internal Revenue officer, in which he stated that on April 30 and May 16, 1958 he had bought cane rum from Maria Figueroa, without the containers having affixed thereon the internal revenue stamps, and that he had deposited the containers in the internal revenue office. On August 23, 1958 the district attorney accused Mrs. Figueroa of two…