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Carmelita Abrajano vs CA and PEOPLE

CARMELITA G. ABRAJANO, petitioner, vs. HON. COURT OF APPEALS and PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, respondents.

G.R. No. 120787 | 2000-10-13

R E S O L U T I O N

KAPUNAN, J.:

On January 4, 1993, the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Manila convicted petitioner Carmelita Gilbuena-Abrajano of Bigamy,[1] which conviction was subsequently affirmed by the Court of Appeals (CA). Petitioner pleaded her innocence before this Court, but we denied her petition for review. After taking a second hard look, we now grant her a new trial.

The facts upon which petitioner's conviction rests, as gathered from the decisions of the courts below, are as follows:

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