Bulletin: Marine Joseph Scott Pemberton: He has asked a Philippine court to reverse his conviction in the killing of a transgender Filipino and also sought a reduction of his six to 12-year jail term and bail. (Complex forensic issues at the core of the case. HL); Inquirer Global Nation.

A US Marine has asked a Philippine court to reverse his conviction in the killing of a transgender Filipino and also sought a reduction of his six to 12-year jail term and bail. Lawyer Rowena Garcia-Flores says she will insist that her client, Lance Cpl. Joseph Scott Pemberton, did not kill Jennifer Laude in a motel room after they met in a disco bar in October 2014 and that his sentence should be eased because he surrendered to authorities.

http://globalnation.inquirer.net/134615/us-marine-appeals-conviction-killing-filipino-transgender