Showing posts with label University of Washington. Show all posts
Showing posts with label University of Washington. Show all posts

Saturday, November 27, 2010

Maintaining her innocence: Amanda Knox returns to court

Piazza Fortebraccio, Perugia, ItalyImage via WikipediaIndcited ... Amanda Knox.After three years in prison, Amanda Knox is returning to court for a second chance at freedom.
The American student's appeals trial opened on Wednesday in the Italian medieval city of Perugia, with lawyers hoping they can use new evidence to clear her in the killing of her British roommate.
There's a risk: if her conviction is upheld, she could face an even harsher sentence.Maintaining her innocence: Amanda Knox returns to court
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Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Analysis: Will Amanda's Conviction be Overturned?

On the right, Palazzo Dei Priori (town hall), ...Image via Wikipedia

From the DAILY BEAST:
Twenty-three year-old Amanda Knox from Seattle was convicted of murdering her roommate in Italy last year. Now, her defense team has assembled a sharp appeal that could retry the case from top to bottom. Barbie Latza Nadeau, author of Angel Face, on what’s in the brief—and why an acquittal isn’t far-fetched.
The hotels are filling up fast and the TV trucks are already staking their claims beside the colorful holiday merry-go-round on the Piazza Matteotti in front of the medieval courthouse in Perugia, Italy. There is a notable buzz on the second floor of the courthouse as clerks busily prepare accreditation badges for the 140 journalists from all over the world who have applied for access to cover the appellate trial of Amanda Knox. The circus is back in town.
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