Legal Opinion

People of Puerto Rico v. Susoni

Supreme Court of Puerto Rico

Decided March 19, 1959No. Nos. 16004 and 15851Published

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Santana Becerra

The Superior Court, Arecibo Part, found Francisco M. Susoni and Tomás Torres Cortés, attorneys at law, guilty of contempt and sentenced them to 30 days in jail. Both have appealed from the judgment.

The trial of the case filed by The People of Puerto Rico against Pedro Matos Matos for a violation of § 192 of the *122Penal Code 1 was being held in the Arecibo Part of the Superior Court. The trial commenced on June 10, 1954. The defendant was represented by Mr. Franciscso M. Susoni and Mr. Tomás Torres Cortés. The defense announced that Mr. Baltasar Quiñones Elias, Mr. José Luis Feliú Pesquera, and…

2Cases cited46 opinions

  1. Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  2. United States v. United Mine Workers of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
  3. In Re OliverSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  4. Dennis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
  5. Offutt v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954

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