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Pulido vs. People

LUISITO G. PULIDO, PETITIONER VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 220149 | 2021-07-27

DECISION
 
HERNANDO, J.:
 
May an accused indicted for Bigamy be exculpated on the basis of the judicial declaration of nullity of his first or second marriage?
 
Challenged in this Petition for Review on Certiorari[1] are the March 17, 2015 Decision[2] and the August 18, 2015 Resolution[3] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR No. 33008 which affirmed with modification the June 22, 2009 Decision[4] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 275 of Las Pinas City in Criminal Case No. 08-0166 which found petitioner Luisito G. Pulido (Pulido) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of Bigamy.
 
The Antecedents:
 
Pulido and...