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Amanda Knox: Prosecutors Look to Reinstate Conviction

Are Amanda Knox’s legal woes still hampering her? In 2011, the 25-year-old was released from an Italian prison after spending four years for allegedly murdering roommate Meredith Kercher in 2007. The earlier guilty conviction was overturned in a court of appeals and both Knox and her Italian boyfriend at the time, Raffaele Sollecito were released. Prosecutors want to re-instate their convictions, however. Knox, now a student at the Univ. of Washington, will not be present for Monday’s hearing. If prosecutors are successful, Knox and Sollecito will face a re-trial. If the Supreme Court upholds Knox and Sollecito’s acquittal, their legal battle is officially over. The Supreme Court is the third and final step in the process. We’ll soon know what her future holds, legally and finally.

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James Terrano: Dating Amanda Knox!

Amanda Knox is going strong with her boyfriend, James Terrano. As her ex-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito ‘s book detailing their romance and jail time hits stores, Amanda and James have been spotted in their native Seattle, going for walks, working on dance moves and having drinks together. Here’s a photo of the couple … In Sollecito’s novel Honor Bound: My Journey to Hell and Back with Amanda Knox , he says he felt “indescribable joy,” as they were acquitted of killing Meredith Kercher. Amanda was sobbing, and he said the former lovebirds had a “private moment in the basement of the courthouse, waiting to be taken back to prison one last time.” Raffaele said that his then-girlfriend, who had been dubbed “Foxy Knoxy” by the press, ” squeezed his hand and said she couldn’t wait to see her home and friends.” They didn’t get back together, however. Knox has been with Terrano for the better part of this year, having been released from an Italian jail in mid-2011. [Photo: Fame/Flynet]

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Knox found guilty of Meredith Kercher murder

American student Amanda Knox and her former boyfriend have been found guilty by an Italian court of the murder of British student Meredith Kercher. Knox was jailed for 26 years after a jury found her and Italian Raffaele Sollecito, 25, guilty of murder and sexual violence in Perugia in 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8394750.stm added by: CarolineS 0 comments

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