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    Pulido was charged with bigamy for marrying Baleda without annulling his prior marriage to Arcon. Pulido claimed both marriages were void. The trial court convicted Pulido, but the CA modified the penalty. The Supreme Court ruled that the validity of the second marriage is a prejudicial question that must be resolved first in a civil case before determining criminal liability for bigamy, as the criminal case depends on the valid existence of the second marriage. As such, Pulido was acquitted.

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    Pulido was charged with bigamy for marrying Baleda without annulling his prior marriage to Arcon. Pulido claimed both marriages were void. The trial court convicted Pulido, but the CA modified the penalty. The Supreme Court ruled that the validity of the second marriage is a prejudicial question that must be resolved first in a civil case before determining criminal liability for bigamy, as the criminal case depends on the valid existence of the second marriage. As such, Pulido was acquitted.

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    Pulido was charged with bigamy for marrying Baleda without annulling his prior marriage to Arcon. Pulido claimed both marriages were void. The trial court convicted Pulido, but the CA modified the penalty. The Supreme Court ruled that the validity of the second marriage is a prejudicial question that must be resolved first in a civil case before determining criminal liability for bigamy, as the criminal case depends on the valid existence of the second marriage. As such, Pulido was acquitted.

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    G.R. No.

    220149 July 27, 2021


    LUISITO PULIDO, Petitioner, vs. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondents.

    Facts:
    ● PULIDO and BALEDA were charged of Bigamy
    ● 16-year old petitioner married his 22-year old teacher, private complainant, Nora Arcon in a civil
    ceremony in 1983
    ● Stopped going home and admitted his affair with Baleda
    ● Arcon found that Pulido and Baleda were married in 1995.
    ● As defense, Pulido claimed that both of his marriage were null and void for lack of marriage license and
    lack of marriage ceremony, respectively
    ● Baleda found about Pulido’s first marriage in 2007. Prior filing to the bigamy case, Baleda filed
    annulment and was declared null and void. This rule attained finality.
    ● Trial Court: Pulido convicted. Baleda acquitted. Marriage certificate has higher probative value than the
    certifications issued by the Civil Registrar.
    ● CA: Sustained petitioner’s conviction but modified the penalty. The appellate court further ruled that
    even assuming that the first marriage was void for lack of a marriage license, one may still be held liable
    for bigamy if he/she enters into a subsequent marriage without first obtaining a judicial declaration of
    nullity of the prior marriage. Likewise, the subsequent declaration of nullity of his second marriage with
    Baleda would not exonerate him from criminal liability.
    ● RTC declared Pulido’s Marriage with Arcon as void from the beginning.

    Issue:
    ● WHETHER OR NOT THE VALIDITY SECOND MARRIAGE IS A PREJUDICIAL QUESTION TO
    THE CRIMINAL PROSECUTION OF BIGAMY

    Ruling:
    ● YES. The validity of the second marriage is a prejudicial question to the criminal prosecution of bigamy
    because its resolution is a determinant whether the criminal action should proceed or not.
    ● A prejudicial question arises in a case, the resolution of which is a logical antecedent of the issue and
    cognizance of which pertains to another tribunal.
    ● The question of invalidity cannot be decided in the criminal action for bigamy, only in civil action for
    annulment. Since the validity of the second marriage cannot be determined in a criminal action, and a
    criminal case cannot be determined unless the second marriage exists, it is necessary that a decision in a
    ● civil action must be first secured.
    ● Thus, the determination of the validity of the second marriage must first be determined in the civil action
    and precede the criminal action for bigamy.
    ● Pulido was acquitted.

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