( AP ) - Nicaraguan prosecutors on Wednesday filed an appeal to the country's Supreme Court to overturn the acquittal of a U.S. man on charges of killing his Nicaraguan girlfriend, blocking efforts efforts to win his release.
Eric Volz, 28, of Nashville, Tenn., will continue to be held under custody until the appeals process is exhausted, said prosecutor Isolda Ibarra.
Nicaraguan authorities avoided releasing Volz following a ruling by an appeals court on Monday to overturn his conviction and 30-year prison sentence in the death of Doris Ivania Jimenez, 25. The case has struck an emotional chord in Nicaragua, given the brutality of the crime.