People v. Vázquez

Mr. Justice Tiodd, Jr.,

delivered the opinion of the court.

Notwithstanding the fact that the appeal in this case was filed by defendant on December 21, 1942, and that the transcript of the evidence was not sought therein, it was not until about folir years later, that is, on November 27, 1946, that the Clerk of the District Court of Arecibo sent to the clerk of this court the judgment roll. Since this is not the only case where this has happened, we wish to call attention *897to this fact and condemn such practice, inasmuch as such an undue and unjustified delay constitutes an open violation of §■…