American Amanda Knox and her Italian former boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito are appealing their convictions in the killing of British exchange student Meredith Kercher. Here is a guide to the appeal process.
The defense has sought to discredit DNA evidence linking the two of them to the killing, in which British exchange student Meredith Kercher's throat was slashed. Her partially-clothed body was found in the house she shared with Knox in Perugia, a central Italian university town.
Two experts have argued that DNA evidence found on the knife used to kill Kercher and on her bra clasp was unreliable and contaminated by poor handling. Prosecutors in 2009 had said there were traces of Knox's genetic material on the handle and Kercher's in a tiny groove on the blade...read more
http://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/02/world/europe/knox-appeal-explainer/
On what grounds are Knox and Sollecito appealing their convictions for murder, sexual assault, possession of a weapon, interfering with a crime and theft?
Two experts have argued that DNA evidence found on the knife used to kill Kercher and on her bra clasp was unreliable and contaminated by poor handling. Prosecutors in 2009 had said there were traces of Knox's genetic material on the handle and Kercher's in a tiny groove on the blade...read more
http://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/02/world/europe/knox-appeal-explainer/
