JUDGE Roline Ginez Jabalde, of the Olongapo Regional Trial Court (RTC), rejected Tuesday the appeal of US Marine Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton for the reversal of his Dec. 1, 2015 conviction, but reduced his sentence to 10 years from 12 years.

The decision, dated March 29, affirmed Pemberton’s conviction for homicide over the death of Filipino transgender Jeffrey “Jennifer” Laude. It also denied his appeal for bail.

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