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Daniel Smith Rape Case Decision by Gabe Ruaro is a document available to read on EtoBox.

This document summarizes a Supreme Court of the Philippines case regarding Lance Corporal Daniel Smith of the US Marine Corps who was found guilty of raping a Filipino woman. After the trial court sentenced Smith and detained him in a Makati jail, the Philippine and US governments entered agreements to transfer Smith to a detention facility controlled by the US Embassy, citing the Visiting Forces Agreement. Petitioners argued this violated the Philippine constitution. The Supreme Court was tasked with deter

Author
Gabe Ruaro
Language
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