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Victoria S. Jarillo Vs. People of the Philippines

VICTORIA S. JARILLO, Petitioner, versus PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

G.R. No. 164435 | 2010-06-29

RESOLUTION


PERALTA, J.:

This resolves petitioner's Motion for Reconsideration[1] dated November 11, 2009 and respondent's Comment[2] thereto dated March 5, 2010.

In the Decision dated September 29, 2009, the Court affirmed petitioner's conviction for bigamy. Petitioner is moving for reconsideration of the Decision, arguing that since petitioner's marriages were entered into before the effectivity of the Family Code, then the applicable law is Section 29 of the Marriage Law (Act 3613), instead of Article 40 of the Family Code, which requires a final judgment declaring the previous marriage void before a person may contract a subsequent...