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Civil Rights

Jan. 12, 2010

Amanda Knox: An American Convicted in Perugia

Stephen Freccero of Morrison & Foerster examines the murder conviction of 22-year-old Amanda Knox, a U.S. citizen, by the Italian justice system.

By Stephen Freccero

The recent murder conviction of Amanda Knox, a 22-year-old American student who had been studying in Italy, has thrust Italian justice uncomfortably onto center stage. A wave of U.S. reports questioned the objectivity and competence of the Italian legal system, provoking outrage and prompting calls for political and diplomatic intervention. Indeed, shortly after the verdict was announced, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell of Washington issued a highly critic...

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