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PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. Nepomuceno

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. RICARDO NEPOMUCENO, JR. Y BERNARDINO, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. L-40624 | 1975-06-27

D E C I S I O N

ESGUERRA, J:

The decision of the Court of First Instance of Bulacan, Branch V (Sta. Maria), convicting accused Ricardo Nepomuceno, Jr. y Bernardo of "Bigamy punishable under the provisions of Article 349, of the Revised Penal Code, and sentencing him to suffer an indeterminate penalty of Six (6) Months and One (1) day of Prision Correccional, as minimum, to Six (6) Years and Four (4) Months of Prision Mayor, as maximum, with costs", is now before Us for review because the Court of Appeals (Division of Five Justices) in its Resolution of April 14, 1975, in CA-G.R. No. 12641-CR, by a four to one vote ruled that only a...