Practice question
A trial court permits a bigamy prosecution to proceed despite a pending nullity suit. The accused argues that only another tribunal can examine the marriage and therefore relatedness alone compels suspension. What defeats that premise under Natividad-Florentino?
- The criminal court can incidentally resolve the marriage-validity defense relevant to guilt
- No criminal case ever permits a defense
- All civil cases are automatically dismissed when an information is filed
- Every civil finding must be ignored forever
- The prosecutor alone renders the civil decree
Legal references
- Rules of Court, Rule111 Sections4,6–7: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_110-127_crim.html
- Natividad-Florentino v Florentino, GR255335 and255636, August27,2025, MAIN opinion, nullity litigation not prejudicial to bigamy prosecution: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/70200
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