carino v carino
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Carino v CarinoTRANSCRIPT
THIRD DIVISION[G.R. No. 137110.August 1, 2000]VINCENT PAUL G. MERCADO a..a. VINCENT G.MERCADO, petitioner, vs. CON!UELO TAN, respondent.D E C I ! I O NPANGANI"AN, J.#Ajudicial declaration of nullity of a previous marriage is necessary before asubseuent one can be legally contracted!One "#o enters into a subseuent marriage"it#out first obtaining suc#judicial declarationis guilty of bigamy!T#is principleapplies even if t#e earlier union is c#aracteri$ed by statute as %void!&T$% Cas%'efore us is a (etition for Revie" on Certiorari assailing t#e )uly *+, *--. Decisionof t#e/ourt of Appeals0/A12*3 in/A45R/RNo! *-.67andits)anuary+, *---Resolutiondenyingreconsideration!T#eassailedDecisionaffirmedt#erulingof t#eRegional Trial /ourt 0RT/1 of 'acolod /ity in /riminal /ase No! *6.+., "#ic# convicted#erein petitioner of bigamy as follo"s8 %9H:R:;OR:, finding t#e guilt of accused Dr! Vincent (aul 5!