s court of cassation could take a year or more to decide whether to make the convictions final. Meanwhile Sollecito is free in Italy – although he can't leave the country – and Knox is with her family in Seattle. They were accused of carrying out the crime with another man, Rudy Guede, who is serving 16 years in jail for Kercher's murder after a fast-track trial. The case, which has polarised public...
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