The former couple were initially found guilty in the case, however, that initial conviction was overturned on appeal after the pair had spent four years in an Italian prison. Knox returned to the United States as soon as she was freed, however, the Italian criminal system allowed the prosecution to bring the case again, and on that hearing the pair were again found guilty. Things have now moved up to Italy's highest court, the Court of Cassation, which will decide to either uphold the conviction, overturn it, or it could order the case to be reheard at the lower court.
Experts have stated that it is unusual, although not unheard of, for the Court of Cassation to overturn the last decision when a case comes to them, however, such is the controversy surrounding the Kercher murder case, that many Knox and Sollecito supporters hold out strong hope that their convictions will once again be thrown out. If the court upholds the convictions, Sollecito will be imprisoned immediately, however, Knox remains in the United States, and it is likely that Italy - which has an extradition agreement with the United States - would apply for the U.
If Knox's guilty conviction is upheld, it is extremely likely that her legal team will apply to the European Court and attempt to get the conviction overturned on human rights grounds. One man, Rudy Hermann Guede, born in the Ivory Coast, has already been convicted and pleaded guilty to the murder. He, however, opted for a fast-track trial and struck a deal with prosecutors to have his conviction reduced to 16 years. Bills held workouts with slew of players during bye week Bills held workouts with slew of players during bye week:.
Bills open as big favorites over Dolphins after bye Bills open as big favorites over Dolphins after bye:. Error Please enter an email address. Success Thanks for signing up. To play this content, please enable JavaScript, or try a different browser. Image caption, Meredith Kercher, 21, was found with her throat cut. Image caption, Sollecito centre attended the previous court hearing on Wednesday.
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She had also earlier announced to the press she would never be returning to Italy again, no matter the cost. He co-accused, ex-boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, remains in Italy pending the verdict, his passport confiscated to prevent him leaving the country. Their third co-accused, Rudy Guede, remains in prison for the murder.
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