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    CRIM2 49. de Guzman Vs People of The Philippines

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    Prudencio De Guzman was charged with bigamy for contracting a second marriage without legally dissolving his first marriage to Arlene. While Prudencio argued his first marriage was void, the court found it was valid based on evidence. Prudencio was still legally married to Arlene when he married Jean Basan, as his marriage to Arlene had not been declared null through proper judicial proceedings. As such, Prudencio was found guilty of bigamy under the Revised Penal Code for entering a second marriage while still legally married to his first wife.

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    CRIM2 49. de Guzman Vs People of The Philippines

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    Prudencio De Guzman was charged with bigamy for contracting a second marriage without legally dissolving his first marriage to Arlene. While Prudencio argued his first marriage was void, the court found it was valid based on evidence. Prudencio was still legally married to Arlene when he married Jean Basan, as his marriage to Arlene had not been declared null through proper judicial proceedings. As such, Prudencio was found guilty of bigamy under the Revised Penal Code for entering a second marriage while still legally married to his first wife.

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    Prudencio De Guzman was charged with bigamy for contracting a second marriage without legally dissolving his first marriage to Arlene. While Prudencio argued his first marriage was void, the court found it was valid based on evidence. Prudencio was still legally married to Arlene when he married Jean Basan, as his marriage to Arlene had not been declared null through proper judicial proceedings. As such, Prudencio was found guilty of bigamy under the Revised Penal Code for entering a second marriage while still legally married to his first wife.

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    CRIM2 49. de Guzman Vs People of The Philippines

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    Prudencio De Guzman was charged with bigamy for contracting a second marriage without legally dissolving his first marriage to Arlene. While Prudencio argued his first marriage was void, the court found it was valid based on evidence. Prudencio was still legally married to Arlene when he married Jean Basan, as his marriage to Arlene had not been declared null through proper judicial proceedings. As such, Prudencio was found guilty of bigamy under the Revised Penal Code for entering a second marriage while still legally married to his first wife.

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    G. R No.

    224742, August 7, 2019

    PRUDENCIO DE GUZMAN y JUMAQUIAO vs. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES

    FACTS:

    Prudencio De Guzman married Arlene on April 8, 1994. In 2007, Prudencio abandoned


    his wife, Arlene with their children. In December 2009, a friend informed Arlene that Prudencio
    contracted a second marriage with Jean Basan. Arlene secured a copy of Prudencio and
    Basan’s marriage contract and filed a complaint against Prudencio for bigamy.

    Prudencio argued that his first marriage was void because the copy of their marriage
    contract from the National Statistics Office did not bear the signature of the solemnizing officer.
    He also argued that he was able to secure a Certificate of No Marriage Record from the
    National Statistics Office.

    ISSUE:

    Is Prudencio De Guzman guilty of bigamy?

    HELD:

    Yes, Prudencio De Guzman is guilty of the crime of bigamy.

    Under the Revised Penal Code, Bigamy is committed when the offender has been
    legally married, that the marriage has not been legally dissolved or, he contracts a second or
    subsequent marriage and the second or subsequent marriage has all the essential requisites for
    validity.

    In the present case, De Guzman was legally married to Arlene base on the pieces of
    evidence presented. He then contracted a subsequent marriage with Jean Basan without legally
    dissolving his former valid marriage through the judicial declaration of nullity which is an
    indispensable requirement for the purpose of remarriage. His subsequent marriage with Basan
    also consists of the essential elements of marriage since they have legal capacity to contract
    the marriage and that the consent was freely given in the presence of the solemnizing officer.

    Therefore, the petitioner, Prudencio De Guzman is guilty beyond reasonable doubt of


    the crime of Bigamy.

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