Italy’s Highest Court Overturns Acquittal of Amanda Knox

[jettakd]

By ELISABETTA POVOLEDO
Published: March 26, 2013

ROME - Italy’s highest court on Tuesday ordered a new trial in the sensational case of Amanda Knox, an American student accused of murdering her 21-year-old roommate, Meredith Kercher of Britain, in 2007.The judges’ announcement that an earlier acquittal had been overturned was greeted by a shocked

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[atomic_joe2]

There is some talk that the US government might block her extradition for the retrial because of the double-jeopardy rule. Err... that doesn't apply in Italy where the crime took place!

If she is convicted in absence she could find herself a prisoner in her own country. There are EU-wide arrest warrants which rules out any trip to Europe (probably with the exception of Switzerland, where Roman Polanski is still shamelessly hiding from justice).

Add to that almost all the English-speaking countries apart from the US (like Australia, New Zealand, Canada) are in the Commonwealth who presumably have an extradition treaty with the EU, what with the UK being a member of both.

[paksenarrion2]

Yes, she's still living here in Washington.