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Amanda Knox found guilty of murder again by Italian Court

Switzerland detained him on the warrant issued by the US but refused to extradite him and released him - he returned to France - the French refuse to even detain him. Polanski had dual French/American citizenship at the time of the crime. If you have dual French/American citizenship, then yes, you're as French as Polanski is.

All of that is very interesting, but he's still a child raper.
 
It's as I said. Posting the same thing isn't going to change that.

Under the US extradition treaty with Italy, double jeopardy is not a valid reason to deny extradition; plus, there's precedent: In 1997, the US extradited a man to Turkey even though he had been convicted of rape only on appeal. :roll:

New Rupublic said:
What actually happened in Knox’s apartment on the night of November 1, 2007 will always be a tragic and fascinating question, but if and when she comes before a U.S. magistrate judge to challenge her extradition, the facts of the case will not matter. According to Jacques Semmelman, a New York-based attorney and leading extradition expert, her conviction in Italian court provides “abundant probable cause” to conclude she is guilty of murder.

The idea that double jeopardy could prevent Knox’s extradition, first popularized in the U.S. media after her retrial was announced in 2013, is also suspect. The current extradition treaty between Italy and the U.S. does not list double jeopardy within the country requesting extradition—i.e., Italy in this case—as a grounds for denying extradition.

Knox’s American lawyers could still claim that her extradition is unconstitutional, but according to Washington-based extradition lawyer Bruce Zagaris, “When a requesting country reverses the acquittal and enters a judgment of conviction, U.S. courts have held that there is no constitutional or statutory bar to the U.S. granting extradition.” Semmelman agrees that a double jeopardy defense would likely fail in Knox’s case, citing a 1997 case in which the U.S. extradited a man to Turkey despite the fact that he was convicted of rape in Turkey only after an appeal.

Assuming Knox’s legal recourses fail, her only hope to avoid extradition would be an intercession by the U.S. Secretary of State, who has final approval over all extradition requests. However, it’s hard to see why John Kerry or future Secretaries of State would take such a large risk merely to protect an American citizen from a prison sentence abroad. Knox may have become a cause célèbre in the United States, but she is unpopular in Italy, where polls show a majority of Italians believe she is guilty.

No matter what the Italian Supreme Court’s ultimate decision, it will be viewed with scorn. No new evidence is likely to surface and the various factions for and against Knox have come to their own conclusions long ago. Still, extradition treaties require that we respect the rulings of foreign courts within clearly deliniated parameters. Moreover, the special relationship cultivated between longstanding allies has to take precedence over individual doubts. When news outlets lose sight of that and instead speculate on what country Knox could escape to, it is unclear what kind of world they are rooting for.

Amanda Knox Extradition Should Be Granted | New Republic
 
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Honestly, all I care about is Solletica. Knox won't be extradited, but he will suffer due to the effort to politicise this and may end up serving a longer sentence than the guy to which is there is absolutely no doubt was involved. Sad.
 
:shock: :shock: :shock:

It's exactly as I've said thank you. Double jeopardy can be used to demonstrate miscarriage of justice, which is allowed as a means to deny extradition. It would be rather difficult to pull off, the US may just rather turn her over than fight it; but it's not a forgone conclusion that the US couldn't fight it. If depression and suicidal thoughts can be used as justification against extradition, there are many arguments that can be made.

Tough, but not I.possible. just as I stated earlier. Thanks for demonstrating that I'm correct, that's very sporting of you.
 
It's exactly as I've said thank you. Double jeopardy can be used to demonstrate miscarriage of justice, which is allowed as a means to deny extradition. It would be rather difficult to pull off, the US may just rather turn her over than fight it; but it's not a forgone conclusion that the US couldn't fight it. If depression and suicidal thoughts can be used as justification against extradition, there are many arguments that can be made.

Tough, but not I.possible. just as I stated earlier. Thanks for demonstrating that I'm correct, that's very sporting of you.

Do you actually bother to read anything I post. :shock:

Under the US extradition treaty with Italy, double jeopardy is not a valid reason to deny extradition; plus, there's precedent: In 1997, the US extradited a man to Turkey even though he had been convicted of rape only on appeal.

New Republic said:
What actually happened in Knox’s apartment on the night of November 1, 2007 will always be a tragic and fascinating question, but if and when she comes before a U.S. magistrate judge to challenge her extradition, the facts of the case will not matter. According to Jacques Semmelman, a New York-based attorney and leading extradition expert, her conviction in Italian court provides “abundant probable cause” to conclude she is guilty of murder.

The idea that double jeopardy could prevent Knox’s extradition, first popularized in the U.S. media after her retrial was announced in 2013, is also suspect. The current extradition treaty between Italy and the U.S. does not list double jeopardy within the country requesting extradition—i.e., Italy in this case—as a grounds for denying extradition.

Knox’s American lawyers could still claim that her extradition is unconstitutional, but according to Washington-based extradition lawyer Bruce Zagaris, “When a requesting country reverses the acquittal and enters a judgment of conviction, U.S. courts have held that there is no constitutional or statutory bar to the U.S. granting extradition.” Semmelman agrees that a double jeopardy defense would likely fail in Knox’s case, citing a 1997 case in which the U.S. extradited a man to Turkey despite the fact that he was convicted of rape in Turkey only after an appeal.

Assuming Knox’s legal recourses fail, her only hope to avoid extradition would be an intercession by the U.S. Secretary of State, who has final approval over all extradition requests. However, it’s hard to see why John Kerry or future Secretaries of State would take such a large risk merely to protect an American citizen from a prison sentence abroad. Knox may have become a cause célèbre in the United States, but she is unpopular in Italy, where polls show a majority of Italians believe she is guilty.

No matter what the Italian Supreme Court’s ultimate decision, it will be viewed with scorn. No new evidence is likely to surface and the various factions for and against Knox have come to their own conclusions long ago. Still, extradition treaties require that we respect the rulings of foreign courts within clearly deliniated parameters. Moreover, the special relationship cultivated between longstanding allies has to take precedence over individual doubts. When news outlets lose sight of that and instead speculate on what country Knox could escape to, it is unclear what kind of world they are rooting for.

Amanda Knox Extradition Should Be Granted | New Republic
 
I highly doubt the Italians will push hard for extradition. I think they mostly wanted to get the conviction so that the prosecutor will remain, "undefeated."

This has never been about justice. It's all about ego and politics.
 
I highly doubt the Italians will push hard for extradition. I think they mostly wanted to get the conviction so that the prosecutor will remain, "undefeated."

This has never been about justice. It's all about ego and politics.

The Italian government might relish it. Comes in handy the next time someone needs to be extradited from Italy.
 
I highly doubt the Italians will push hard for extradition. I think they mostly wanted to get the conviction so that the prosecutor will remain, "undefeated."

This has never been about justice. It's all about ego and politics.

I think you are mistaken and I think Britain will also push for extradition to Italy if she is found guilty.
 
I think you are mistaken and I think Britain will also push for extradition to Italy if she is found guilty.

You could be right. Just an opinion based on, well, gut feeling. I am certainly no authority on the subject. Thank you for your very informative contributions to this thread.
 
You could be right. Just an opinion based on, well, gut feeling. I am certainly no authority on the subject. Thank you for your very informative contributions to this thread.

Of course Britain going to push for extradition if she is found guilty in Italy's highest court next year, Meredith was a British Citizen and of course Italy will push for extradition. Amanda Knox might be a Cause Célèbre in the US but she is far from popular in Italy, with most Italians believing her to be guilty.

Furthermore the Italians can hardly make Raffaele Sollecito serve the sentence alone whilst Knox goes free, should they both be found guilty. Of course the Italians are going to demand extradition. They have also spent a good deal of time and money in terms of the case, whilst refusing to attempt extradition would be a slap in the face for Meredith's family, who have made it clear that they want Knox extradited. :)
 
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