People v. Pitoc · G.R. 18513

Petitioner: People
Respondent: Pitoc
Citation: G.R. No. 18513
Court: Supreme Court
Decided: September 18, 1922

Whether defendant's conduct of living with a woman other than his wife constituted 'cohabitation' under the amended concubinage law

Summary

This criminal case involved Pedro Pitoc, who was prosecuted for concubinage after leaving his newly wedded wife to resume cohabitation with his former mistress. The Supreme Court affirmed his conviction, interpreting the amended Penal Code provision that expanded concubinage to include any cohabitation with a woman other than one's wife. The Court's decision clarified that 'cohabit' means living together as husband and wife, regardless of legal marriage status. The case established that the crime of concubinage exists independently of any divorce proceedings, and that the defendant's conduct of admittedly living with another woman while married constituted criminal cohabitation under the law.

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Adultery and Concubinage in the Philippines (RPC Arts. 333-334)

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