I've been following Amanda Knox's case for years. (I even took students to one of the courtrooms in Florence.) The lesser-known charges were criminal defamation of police (overturned) but years ago she was convicted of that crime when she mentioned a bartender as a possible suspect. Recently, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that her confession was coerced so she just went back to court to clear that – a decade ago, she was sentenced to 3 years (but got time served since she was in jail for 4 years) and then left the country. The lower court just ruled against her. (There will be an appeal.)
In Internet Law, we go over some country laws of criminal libel.
Side Note: A colleague of mine did DNA forensic work on the homicide charge.
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