Legal Opinion
Porto Rico v. Zayas
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 25, 1932No. 2635Published
1Opinion of the Court
BINGHAM, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from the judgment of the Supreme Court of Porto Rico of December 19, 1930, reversing a judgment of the insular district court of Ponce and discharging the. defendant.
The prosecution was begun by a complaint in the municipal court of Juana Diaz, charging the defendant with the violation of the National Prohibition Act (27 USCA). The caption of the complaint was:
“Municipal Court of Juana Diaz, Porto Rico.
“The People of Porto Rico v. Joaquin Zayas, a resident of Caonilla, Juana Diaz, P. R.”
In the municipal court the defendant was convicted and appealed to…
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