Legal Opinion

People v. Bernabe

Supreme Court of Puerto Rico

Decided December 22, 1936No. 6011Published

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hutchison

delivered tlie opinion of tlie Court.

Bernabé ivas convicted of manslaughter on an information for murder.

One. of the jurors had formed an opinion from what he had read in the newspapers. After examination by the defense and cross-examination by the district attorney, the *775district judge questioned the juror and refused to sustain a challenge for cause. The juror was then. excluded by a peremptory challenge. The first assignment goes to the refusal of the district judge to sustain the challenge for cause.

In the absence of any serious discussion, by. appellant of the question here sought to be…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Mullins v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1916
  2. State v. MolitzUtah Supreme Court · 1912
  3. Andress v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1916

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