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People vs. Arturo Mendoza 95 Phil 845

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ARTURO MENDOZA, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. L-5877 | 1954-09-28

D E C I S I O N

PARAS, C.J.:

The defendant, Arturo Mendoza, has appealed from a judgment of the Court of First Instance of Laguna, finding him guilty of the crime of bigamy and sentencing him to imprisonment for an indeterminate term of from 6 months and 1 day to 6 years, with costs.

The following facts are undisputed: On August 5, 1936, the appellant and Jovita de Asis were married in Marikina, Rizal. On May 14, 1941, during the subsistence of the first marriage, the appellant was married to Olga Lema in the City of Manila. On February 2, 1943, Jovita de Asis died. On August 19, 1949, the appellant contracted another marriage with Carmencita...