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International

Jan. 13, 2010

Delving Deeper Into The Amanda Knox Verdict

Stephen Freccero of Morrison & Foerster concludes his article on the Italian justice system and the murder conviction of U.S. citizen Amanda Knox.

By Stephen Freccero

Shortly after the murder conviction in Italy of the American exchange student Amanda Knox, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell of Washington issued a statement noting that she had "serious questions about the Italian justice system and whether anti-Americanism tainted this trial." Senator's Cantwell's comments echoed what had been a common theme in American media accounts.

Much of the U.S. criticism of the Knox trial is traceable to a lack of familiar...

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