Amanda Knox Will Find Out Her Fate In Murder Conviction Appeal This Week
Posted on Sep 18, 2011 @ 09:00AM
After four years behind bars, Amanda Knox will learn the verdict in her murder conviction appeals case later this week.
The now 24-year old Seattle-area woman and her then-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito, 26, were convicted of killing her exchange student roommate, 21-year-old Meredith Kercher in November 2007 in Perugia, Italy.
But after several months of an appeals trial they are now within days of finding out if the sentences they received will be upheld.
The two were jointly convicted of murder in 2009 with Knox receiving a 26 year sentence and Sollecito getting 25 years.
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Their appeals case is set to hear closing arguments on Friday and Saturday of this coming week, with the opportunity for both sides to offer rebuttals. A verdict will then be given by the two judges, as is customary in an Italian appeals court, and six jurors.
At the heart of the appeal was the determination by new forensic experts that the DNA evidence used to win the convictions was faulty.
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There are three possible outcomes from the appeals ruling: The judges could uphold the original convictions, possibly even increasing the sentences to 30 years, they could find that a lesser crime was committed and reduce the sentences, or they could overturn the convictions completely and Amanda Knox would walk free.
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Posted Sun, 09/18/2011 - 9:13pm
The sad thing about Knox supporters is how they always turn to insults and name calling when they
can't provide FACTS and/or evidence.
Posted Sun, 09/18/2011 - 9:45pm
well your all nutters as far as jailing citizens in the USA you have one of the highest records for jailing people in the world . by any other definituom your a police state .Land of the free my ass.
Posted Sun, 09/18/2011 - 9:12pm
The really sad part about njm is that she thinks that she is right ! how do you know she has not said that ,she has always said that she had nothing to do with it .
Posted Sun, 09/18/2011 - 9:09pm
I have read her the email she sent describing her version of events and her hand written statement to police that was NOT coerced she told them it was "a gift". Direct me to a quote from HER.
Posted Sun, 09/18/2011 - 9:44pm
If there is to be any justice for Meredith they will end up with the longer sentence.
Europe is too easy on violent crime.
Posted Sun, 09/18/2011 - 6:59pm
This would have gone easier for her if only she told everything she knew no matter what. But because she won't, there's going to be this confusion all throughout her life. I'm so sick of her.
Posted Sun, 09/18/2011 - 6:00pm
Who better than therock to knock the dust off of that when she is released??? Didn't think so!
Posted Sun, 09/18/2011 - 5:50pm
i didn't follow this trial. wish i had.
Posted Sun, 09/18/2011 - 4:39pm
The courts do not like saying we were wrong .
Posted Sun, 09/18/2011 - 4:24pm