
No first marriage license, no bigamy
One of the essential elements of bigamy is a prior valid marriage. If the supposed first marriage was void ab initio, it is nonexistent from the beginning.
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One of the essential elements of bigamy is a prior valid marriage. If the supposed first marriage was void ab initio, it is nonexistent from the beginning.
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Regardless of the mode of service employed, the requirement for an affidavit of service of notice of dishonor is now mandatory.
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If personal service is not practicable, service may be effected by registered mail. Significantly, service through electronic means may likewise be undertaken.
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In cases involving Batas Pambansa Blg. 22, the service of notice of dishonor is likewise material, as it proves an element of the offense.
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‘The gravamen of the offense is the act of recruiting or using a fellow human being for sexual exploitation.’
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It cannot be stressed enough that it is the registry receipt issued by the mailing office and the affidavit of the person mailing that prove service made…
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As an exception, the CA may review errors that are not assigned but are closely related to or dependent on an assigned error.
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The chain of custody rule requires that the admission of an exhibit be preceded by evidence sufficient to support a finding that the matter in question is what…
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In sum, petitioner’s mere failure to return the entrusted funds does not ipso facto constitute estafa absent clear proof of the elements of misappropriation…
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In short, courts are allowed to pass upon such an issue merely to determine who is entitled to possession de facto.
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