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In reply to the discussion: Amanda Knox's brief but very moving press conference tonight. [View all]DanTex
(20,709 posts)12. Yes, I see. Originally, Rudy got a longer sentence, but it was shortened.
Why this happened is one of the many things about the Italian legal system that I don't understand. Amanda, of course, is now free, so neither of them ended up serving their whole sentence.
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The decision for innocence couldn't have been more clearcut. The high court in Italy
pnwmom
Mar 2015
#18
In the end, the incompetence of the investigators worked out in her favor, ironically.
DanTex
Mar 2015
#3
So the likely "one attacker" story is that he broke in, then decided to take a dump.
DanTex
Mar 2015
#17
The glass on top of the clothes is no evidence that the burglary was faked. As you know,
pnwmom
Mar 2015
#41
Thank you for that video of the nursery school owner. I'd never seen that before,
pnwmom
Mar 2015
#21
Amanda isn't comparable. Guede is a murderer. She was another innocent victim. n/t
pnwmom
Mar 2015
#22
He got a reduced sentence for taking what is essentially a no-contest agreement that pointed at the students.
pnwmom
Mar 2015
#27
After eight years he's already out on day-release. All because they gave him a reduced
pnwmom
Mar 2015
#20
But that's a common thing, even in the US. Good behavior, parole, cutting a deal
DanTex
Mar 2015
#29
What NEVER happens in the US is that the prosecutors in the Knox case wouldn't allow the students' attorneys
pnwmom
Mar 2015
#31
No,there's a zero chance that she did it. Your day or two of googling wasn't sufficient to inform
pnwmom
Mar 2015
#19
Where did you read that? There was so much contamination, according to the report of
pnwmom
Mar 2015
#49
Her situation is NOTHING like OJ Simpsons. What is the first thing he did after his wife died?
pnwmom
Mar 2015
#52
Unfortunately Knox has to live with people like you who remain uninformed
riderinthestorm
Mar 2015
#53