PERUGIA, Italy (AP) — A defense lawyer for an American student accused of killing her British roommate has urged an Italian court to give his client back her life.
Amanda Knox and her former boyfriend are being tried for the 2007 slaying of Meredith Kercher. They deny wrongdoing.
In closing arguments, a defense lawyer challenged evidence in the case, and accused prosecutors of changing their minds about the alleged motive for the attack.
But in his own closing remarks, a prosecutor said Knox had lashed out at the murder victim on the night of the killing, for having complained about her promiscuous behavior. The two were sharing an apartment.
A verdict by the eight-member jury is expected by the end of the week. Prosecutors are requesting life prison sentences.
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The sister of suspect Amanda Knox, Deanna Knox, says that while she is nervous about the trial result, she feels it will work out for her sister.
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The sister of suspect Amanda Knox, Deanna Knox, says she expects her sister to be cleared of the charges against her.
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: U.S. murder suspect Amanda Knox is accompanied by a penitentiary police officer prior to a defense hearing at the court in Perugia, central Italy, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009. Defense lawyers have begun their closing arguments, seeking to show that evidence in the case isn't sufficient to convict her. Amanda Knox and her former boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito are being tried in Perugia for the 2007 slaying of Meredith Kercher. They deny wrongdoing.
