Amanda Knox's murder conviction upheld in Italy

Good luck extraditing Knox. Even being found guilty of murder won't stop the Americans protecting her from those nasty people in Yerp. (That's 'Europe' in Americanese) On a serious note i feel sorry for the victim's family, having to now wait for the inevitable appeal process to drag on.

Knox or Sollecito would never have been convicted in many courts. The Italian justice system isn't the envy of the world, to say the least.

Very weird situation.

It all seems a bit farcical (and tragic.) Convicted, acquitted then re-convicted?

On the other hand, all you can do is trust Italian justice.

@some07791: Here's a quote from a legal scholar of the Italian system,

"In fact, approximately 50% of all criminal convictions in Italy are modified or reversed on appeal, leaving many ruined lives. Trials take years, judges sit on juries and tell them what to decide, juries are not sequestered, and prosecutors and police routinely violate judicial seal, that no information can be released about a person being officially investigated for a crime."

That's why the "double jeopardy" law is so necessary. She was acquitted, so that should have been then end of it.

Of course if you think that the defense counsels are right, someone(s) got away with murder.

That's why the "double jeopardy" law is so necessary. She was acquitted, so that should have been then end of it.

I agree 100%. When a country's court can keep trying a person over and over again until they get the result they want, it is a very frightening time for people in that country.

Slumdog, ValJean. Knox isn't being retried, she's going through the appeals process, double jeopardy doesn't apply.

I wouldn't waste another penny on having a lawyer. She must owe him millions and the lawyer is living off of his earnings from this case. Good deal for him. I would wash my hands of this, totally ignore what they have to say in Italy and just forgot it. The court system in Italy must not be very busy if they have time to do all this. What a grotesque waste of time and effort. Drop it already.

What do you EXPECT ?; this is yet another RICH kid, of Seattle. I would expect nothing less.

But she was acquitted in a previous Italian appellate court of equal standing.

So which appellate court is more equal than the other?

With a new evidence, now personally, I am convinced that she killed her. US government will not extraditing Knox because she was once found not guilty. She will not be tried for the same crime TWICE.

No person may be made to answer for the same offense twice

This is a beauty of criminal justice in legal process in democracy. Once the case found not guilty, a criminal court cannot go back and restart it again to find a defendant guilty. Naf said.

zichiJan. 31, 2014 - 11:09PM JST

@globalwatcher

This is a beauty of criminal justice in legal process in democracy. Once the case found not guilty, a criminal court cannot go back and restart it again to find a defendant guilty. Naf said.

America laws don't apply in Italy?

Zichi, you are correct, Italian criminal justice system does not have a law of "double jeopardy" of US criminal concept. I cannot speak on behalf of US Justice Department, but as far as I am concerned, she is not going back to Italy, PERIOD. Italy will not like it, but I tell them to get over it.

globalwatcher

So just because she is an American citizen she can get away with a brutal murder ?

Dylan OtoshiroFeb. 01, 2014 - 01:49PM JST

globalwatcher

So just because she is an American citizen she can get away with a brutal murder ?

I think you are distorting a pivotal issue here that involves a difference in judicial procedures in two different countries. That question should be addressed to an ultimate God.

As a fully integrated member of the EU the Italian justice system does indeed have provision for double jeopardy. The point many seem to be missing is that Knox is not being retried for the same crime, she is in the Italian appeals process. She is at liberty to make one last appeal to the highest court. If that fails then comes the long legal battle for her extradition. She'll be out manipulating the American media for some time yet.

The British papers are all over this, quite understandably... after all she killed a British student. She's being labelled "Foxy Knoxy" or "Ice Maiden" because of her performance on the news. "Poor me"... yeah, what about poor Meredith?

The lawyer representing Knox will fight against the extradition. And it will end at US State Department. Kerry has to deal with this eventually. My guess is that he will not extradite Knox back to Italy knowing his legal principals.

Globalwatcher

What I mean is that you say the Italians and Meredith Kerchers family should just "Get over it" just because judicial procedure in the US doesn't match up with that In Italy, as far as I'm concerned, Knox is guilty and if the US doesn't honour their extradition treaties then they should not expect cooperation from British or Italian authorities in regards to extradition in the future.

Dylan OtoshiroFeb. 03, 2014 - 04:51AM JST

Globalwatcher

What I mean is that you say the Italians and Meredith Kerchers family should just "Get over it" just because judicial procedure in the US doesn't match up with that In Italy, as far as I'm concerned, Knox is guilty and if the US doesn't honour their extradition treaties then they should not expect cooperation from British or Italian authorities in regards to extradition in the future.

Then what do you think we should do for the best interest for all?

Dylan

Alan Deschorwitz, an prominent US legal scholar, has said: "The Italian legal system, though I don't love it, is a legitimate legal system and we have a treaty with Italy so I don't see how we would resist,"

That is his opinion. My opinion is that legal scholars do not take politics into account, and they should.

I think it is difficult to imagine the Obama administration allowing this to come to a head; Republicans, the scum they are, would make much political hay with this. Y'know, allowing the All Aplogy Obama Woosie Liberal Democrats allowing the pretty young American girl getting bullied by the stupid Yero meanies.

All the while, of course, pointing out that The Black Guy is already in jail for the crime.

BENGHAZI!!

Crazy, you may think. But then you don't have relatives who are already bleating this nonsense.

They are insane.

Italy making an issue about extradicting Knox has less to do with the murder of Kercher, and more to do with the murder of