P.R. Laws Ap. tit. 34A, § II, Rule 160

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Rule 160. JUDGMENT; DEFINITION; TIME FOR PRONOUNCING

The word “judgment” means the pronouncement made by the court convicting or acquitting the defendant.

After a plea of guilty or after a verdict against the defendant, the court shall forthwith pronounce its judgment pursuant to said plea or the verdict rendered. If the case was not tried by jury, the court may reserve the judgment for a term not longer than two days after the case was submitted.