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 MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Lawyers for a U.S. Marine convicted of raping a Filipino woman asked a Philippine court on Thursday to transfer him to American custody during his appeal.
Lance Cpl. Daniel Smith's lawyers filed the motion with the Court of Appeals a day after Judge Benjamin Pozon of the Makati Regional Trial Court denied a joint U.S.-Philippine request to have Smith placed at the U.S. Embassy.
Pozon ordered Smith to remain in a Manila jail, saying that because Smith had been convicted he was no longer covered by a provision of a bilateral military pact that U.S. servicemen accused of crimes could be held by U.S. authorities until all judicial proceedings are completed.
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