Is a marriage, void from the beginning, a valid defense in the prosecution for bigamy even without a judicial declaration of absolute nullity of either the first or second marriages of the accused? This is the question resolved in this case of Rudy.
Rudy was only 16 years old when he married his teacher Mila in a civil ceremony solemnized by the city mayor. Their marriage was blessed with a child born one year later. After about 23 years of living together, Rudy stopped going home to their conjugal dwelling. When Mila confronted him, Rudy admitted having an affair with Annie. Mila likewise learned that Rudy also married Annie about 12 years ago.
After trial, the RTC convicted Rudy and acquitted Annie. It sentenced Rudy to suffer imprisonment of two years, three months and one day minimum to six years and one day, maximum.
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