Well! Fantastic news for HarperCollins this morning: a Roman court has decreed that the trial of Amanda Knox begin anew at a Florentine appeals court sometime in the months following the April 30 publication of Knox’s memoir, Waiting to Be Heard.
However, despite the promise of inflated book sales, the author does not appear to be particularly pleased with the verdict. “No matter what happens, my family and I will face this continuing legal battle as we always have, confident in the truth and with our heads held high in the face of wrongful accusations and unreasonable adversity,” Knox said in a statement. At this point, Knox will not be arrested or placed in police custody, nor does her lawyer expect her to head back to Italy for the trial. The New York Times notes a few things that will happen and might happen, respectively:
He said the precise reason for ordering a new trial was expected from the Court of Cassation within 90 days and at that point, lawyers would learn “which points will have to be re-examined,” [Knox’s lawyer Carlo] Dalla Vedova said. “It could be the DNA, witnesses, or a footprint” that needed clarification.If the new appeals court upholds the previous conviction and the Court of Cassation confirms it, Mr. Dalla Vedova said, Ms. Knox would have to serve out her sentence. The lawyer said Italian authorities would have to authorize an extradition request and the United States government would have to approve it.
Or, clever third option: the United States government claims that extraditing convicted criminals was one of the programs shuttered by the sequester?
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