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17. A better headline for this article:

Sat Feb 1, 2014, 11:59 AM

Feb 2014

"Italian judge fails to offer any reasonable explanation for Knox guilty verdict. He doesn't explain any details about physical evidence implicating her because there isn't any, and only gives vague half answers and also hints at the fact that he privately had doubts due to him suffering over the verdict."

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Knox's judge explains guilty verdict [View all] steve2470 Feb 2014 OP

Why would it take 3 months to come up with the explanation of the verdict? lostincalifornia Feb 2014 #1

How is it that Tom DeLay has never spent a day in jail? Lasher Feb 2014 #5

I will never go to that Pest Hole warrant46 Feb 2014 #44

Been there a couple of times... reACTIONary Feb 2014 #45

I think you'll find dipsydoodle Feb 2014 #6

I think you will find that the vast majority of DU people have no clue about Italian legal Fred Sanders Feb 2014 #14

That is why I am asking lostincalifornia Feb 2014 #18

It's almost like you have a vested interest in this case snooper2 Feb 2014 #52

Legal judgments are often reserved for periods of time. For the judges to explain in detail the Fred Sanders Feb 2014 #12

I did not criticize, I asked a simple question. You answered it lostincalifornia Feb 2014 #19

Thanks for the explination, and... reACTIONary Feb 2014 #46

Takes months for our SCOTUS to release their decisions lobodons Feb 2014 #26

It's not just the time to write opinions & dissents, but also the process of reaching a decision in 24601 Feb 2014 #30

Roberts switch lobodons Feb 2014 #41

They need time to hire a creative writer to come up with one Liberalynn Feb 2014 #47

That didn't explain anything. nt bemildred Feb 2014 #2

The jury came up with a motive? Captain Stern Feb 2014 #3

Which dosen't change the fact dipsydoodle Feb 2014 #7

I really have no confidence in the Italian justice system Gothmog Feb 2014 #54

" He told Corriere: "If Amanda had gone to work, probably we wouldn't be here." HERVEPA Feb 2014 #4

Why would they need a new motive? JoeyT Feb 2014 #8

LOL. sked14 Feb 2014 #11

Why can't it be explained now? blackspade Feb 2014 #9

Italian law mandates that the detailed verdict must be delivered in 90 days, on the appeal side. Fred Sanders Feb 2014 #13

That doesn't answer my question. blackspade Feb 2014 #15

Both the defendant and the prosecutor can appeal against the judgement before the Corte d'Appello Fred Sanders Feb 2014 #16

Thanks for the info. blackspade Feb 2014 #25

Standard operating procedure under Italian criminal appeals law Fred Sanders Feb 2014 #32

Why does it take 90 days? blackspade Feb 2014 #35

I understand it is to allow for an appeal period.....apples and oranges legal systems. Fred Sanders Feb 2014 #36

I'm not comparing ours to theirs. blackspade Feb 2014 #38

Fred, you work too hard to educate people who have forgotten what education is... Demenace Feb 2014 #20

Seriously? blackspade Feb 2014 #27

Absolutely! And our country, our rules! Adrahil Feb 2014 #24

If it's a politically biased system... reACTIONary Feb 2014 #48

If it was that difficult billh58 Feb 2014 #10

A better headline for this article: Downtown Hound Feb 2014 #17

+1000 blackspade Feb 2014 #29

"The Monster of Florence" by Douglas Preston and Mario Spezi olegramps Feb 2014 #21

looks like Preston has a new book... dhill926 Feb 2014 #23

"Monster of Florence" author talks about Knox case mainer Feb 2014 #22

Thanks for additional information. olegramps Feb 2014 #28

They were overcharged for meals and drinks ... reACTIONary Feb 2014 #49

Fortunately there were no murders at the time. So they got a free ride on that one. olegramps Feb 2014 #53

Criminal defense attorney calls verdict "an outrage" mainer Feb 2014 #31

"Time" Journalist names two websites you CAN'T trust about this case mainer Feb 2014 #33

Thank you, mainer. One of the people in this very thread has repeatedly posted pnwmom Feb 2014 #39

"truejustice.org" web guy stalks young women mainer Feb 2014 #34

Thank you for posting this. Yes, this persecutor of Amanda's is a sicko. And he's influenced pnwmom Feb 2014 #37

I don't know why I got drawn into this! mainer Feb 2014 #40

Thanks! I got drawn into this after she was convicted. I'd been assuming she was guilty all along, pnwmom Feb 2014 #42

Whether she is actually guilty or innocent- bossy22 Feb 2014 #43

I'm not very familiar with Italian justice system, but.... reACTIONary Feb 2014 #50

The American justice system is perfect! Democat Feb 2014 #51

The judge in this case is facing some problems Gothmog Feb 2014 #55