Miami, Florida (CNN) -- Growing up, Jean-Manuel Beauchamp attended no ball games with his grandfather. No barbecues, either, or bedtime stories. Beauchamp, now 20, was 4 months old when the United States invaded Panama and seized his  grandfather. Noriega was later convicted on drug charges and sentenced to 30 years in prison, reduced to 17 for good behavior. Now, three years after the end of his prison term, Beauchamp's grandad -- former Panamanian military dictator Manuel Noriega -- remains behind bars pending Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's decision whether to sign extradition documents. That outcome will likely come sooner rather than later. The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned down Noriega's request for a new hearing, setting the stage for his extradition to France, where he has been convicted in abstentia on money laundering charges and faces a new trial.
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Ex-Panamanian military dictator in jail as he awaits extradition decision
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Grandson pushing for Noriega to be returned to Panama
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France wants Noriega to stand trial on drug charges
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Panama wants him on murder charges, but he would be under house arrest
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