US v. Ananias · G.R. 9772

Petitioner: US
Respondent: Ananias
Citation: G.R. No. 9772
Court: Supreme Court
Decided: October 16, 1914

Criminal prosecution for adultery under Article 433 of the Penal Code

Summary

The Supreme Court affirmed the criminal conviction of Faustina Ananias and Agapito Serrano for adultery under Article 433 of the Penal Code. The married woman engaged in multiple sexual encounters with her co-defendant while legally wed to complainant Bernardo Alega. The Court rejected defenses of spousal abandonment and alleged written permission, emphasizing that adultery disrupts social order by weakening family bonds. The conviction demonstrates early Philippine jurisprudence's strict enforcement of marital fidelity obligations under criminal law, with the Court finding no circumstances to modify the defendants' criminal responsibility despite their various justifications.

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