People of Puerto Rico v. Serbiá Bonilla

The defendant was accused of murder in the first degree. He was tried by a jury and convicted of mu-rder-in the second degree. Thereafter, he filed a motion for a new trial predicated on the refusal of the trial court to instruct the jury as to manslaughter. This motion was denied and the trial court sentenced the defendant to 10 to 12 years in the penitentiary.

*371The defendant was also charged with carrying a prohibited weapon. The latter charge was tried together with the murder charge. The trial court found the defendant guilty of carrying a prohibited weapon and sentenced him to 6 months in…