Legal Opinion
People v. Vázquez
Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
Decided May 17, 1915No. 806Published
Appeal from the District Court of San Juan, Section 2, in a Prosecution for the Violation of Section 288 of the Penal Code. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wolf
This case turns on the information which set up:
“In the District Court of San Juan on January 22, 1914. The fiscal files this information against Francisco Vázquez B. for a vio*425lation of section 288 of the Penal Code, misdemeanor, committed as follows: The aforesaid Francisco Vázquez B., on or about January 20, 1914, and in the city of San Juan, of the municipal judicial district of 'the same name, had leased house No. 5 on Mercado Street, a property of Luis Garófalo, which was devoted to prostitution, the rooms being rented to women given over to prostitution. This is an act contrary to the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- United States v. CarllSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
- Jones v. SpringerNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1909