People v. Vélez López

Appellant raises several questions, all of which bear on the search warrant. He maintains, in the first place, that said warrant is void because it was issued in the name and by the authority of the “Commonwealth of Puerto Rico” instead of “The People of Puerto Rico,” as required, in his opinion, by § 10 of the Federal Relations Act and Art. VI, § 18 of our Constitution.

The said § 10 in its pertinent part1 provides that “all penal or criminal prosecution in the local courts shall be conducted in the name and by the authority of ‘The People of Puerto Rico.’ ” Article VI, § 18 of the…