An Olongapo court on Monday junked the appeal of US Marine
Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton in connection with his homicide
conviction for the death of a Filipino transgender in October 2014.
In his appeal filed with the Olongapo Regional Trial Court Branch
74 in December 2015, Pemberton asked for the reversal of his conviction for the
killing of Jeffrey "Jennifer" Laude inside a motel room in Olongapo City
A report on Balita Pilipinas said the court reiterated that
the prosecution has presented sufficient evidence to convict Pemberton.
The report said the court also junked Pemberton's motion to
post bail, noting that it could not grant such request as the US
However, the court said there would be changes in Pemberton
sentence. From six to 12 years of imprisonment, his sentence was downgraded to
six to 10 years.
The report said Judge Roline Ginez-Jabalde took cognizance
of the "mitigating circumstances" regarding Laude's death presented
by Pemberton's lawyers in their appeal in downgrading the sentence.
The court originally ordered Pemberton’s detention at the
New Bilibid
Prison in Muntinlupa
City
It,
however, revised its order after Philippine officials manifested in open court
that the Philippine and US governments, under the Visiting Forces Agreement,
had agreed to hold Pemberton at the AFP
Custodial Center
at Camp Aguinaldo
in Quezon City
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