Legal Opinion

People v. Yera

Supreme Court of Puerto Rico

Decided July 13, 1926No. 2716Published

1Opinion of the Court

Mh. Justice Hutchison

delivered tlie opinion- of the court.

Appellant was charged with the illegal possession, of liquor for the purpose of sale. The complaint also charged a previous conviction for the same offense.

The district court on appeal from the municipal court after a trial de novo found defendant to he guilty of a violation of the National Prohibition Act and imposed a fine of $200 with an alternative provision for imprisonment not to exceed ninety days.

The assignment is that — ■

“The court erred in overruling defendant’s motion for a nonsuit.
“The court erred in finding the defendant…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Massey v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1922
  2. Hazelton v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1923

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