03-26-2013, 12:07 PM
This is on the MSN World page this morning.
Italian Court overturns Amanda Knox's acquittal
The high court's ruling Tuesday overturns the appeals court acquittals.
Italian law cannot compel Knox to return from the U.S. for the new trial. The appellate court hearing the case could declare her in contempt of court, but that carries no additional penalties.
It is unclear what would happen if she was convicted in a new appeals trial.
"If the court orders another trial, if she is convicted at that trial and if the conviction is upheld by the highest court, then Italy could seek her extradition," Knox's lawyer Carlo Dalla Vedova said Monday.
It would then be up to the United States to decide if it honors the request. U.S. and Italian authorities could also come to a deal that would keep Knox in the United States.
Read more:
http://news.msn.com/world/italian-court-...-acquittal
I didn't follow the case very closely and don't know enough about it to have an opinion about her guilt or innocence. But, Knox's affect always seemed off to me. The Italian high court obviously thinks there's something to pursue.
I think LC was right; good luck getting Knox back to Italy.
Italian Court overturns Amanda Knox's acquittal
The high court's ruling Tuesday overturns the appeals court acquittals.
Italian law cannot compel Knox to return from the U.S. for the new trial. The appellate court hearing the case could declare her in contempt of court, but that carries no additional penalties.
It is unclear what would happen if she was convicted in a new appeals trial.
"If the court orders another trial, if she is convicted at that trial and if the conviction is upheld by the highest court, then Italy could seek her extradition," Knox's lawyer Carlo Dalla Vedova said Monday.
It would then be up to the United States to decide if it honors the request. U.S. and Italian authorities could also come to a deal that would keep Knox in the United States.
Read more:
http://news.msn.com/world/italian-court-...-acquittal
I didn't follow the case very closely and don't know enough about it to have an opinion about her guilt or innocence. But, Knox's affect always seemed off to me. The Italian high court obviously thinks there's something to pursue.
I think LC was right; good luck getting Knox back to Italy.