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Sarto vs. People

REDANTE SARTO Y MISALUCHA, PETITIONER, V. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 206284 | 2018-02-28

D E C I S I O N
 
MARTIRES, J.:
 
This is a petition for review on certiorari seeking to reverse and set aside the 31 July 2012 Decision[1] and the 6 March 2013 Resolution[2] of the Court of Appeals (CA), in CA-G.R. CR No. 32635, which affirmed the 18 May 2009 Decision[3] of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 26, Naga City (RTC), in Criminal Case No. 2007-0400 finding petitioner Redante Sarto y Misalucha (Redante) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of Bigamy.
 
THE FACTS
 
On 3 October 2007, Redante was charged with the crime of bigamy for allegedly contracting two (2) marriages: the first, with Maria Socorro G....