People v. Barrios Cano

On September 27, 1949 the district attorney of San Juan accused Esteban Barrios Cano and Pedro Rivera Molina of violation of § 4 of the Bolita Act (No. 220 of May 15, 1948, p. 738). After a trial the court found them both guilty and sentenced them to one year and six months’' imprisonment in jail, respectively. Only Barrios Cano appealed. In his brief he merely maintains that the lower court erred in “overruling the motion requesting the dismissal of the prosecution against defendant-appellant Esteban Barrios Cano because he was not connected with the offense.” Although the error is expressed…