Amanda Knox conviction overturned in Italy

<p><a href="http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/03/27/amanda-knox-murder-conviction-overturned-by-italy-highest-court/" target="_blank">Italy's highest court overturned</a> both Amanda Knox's and her ex-boyfriend's guilty convictions for the 2007 death of Knox's roommate Meredith Kercher.</p><p>However, Knox's conviction for slander for accusing her former boss for the murder was upheld, for which she has already served time.</p><p>This decision came after the court decided to postpone handing down a decision on Wednesday because of the <a href="http://www.wsj.com/articles/amanda-knox-ruling-postponed-by-italian-court-1427293860" target="_blank">length of time</a> it took lawyers and prosecutors to give their statements during the morning hearing.</p><p>Knox and her then-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito were arrested in Italy in 2007 shortly after Kercher's body was found with multiple stab wounds, her throat slashed and signs of sexual assault. (Video via <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ep9uPW5kImA" target="_blank">CNN</a>)</p><p>In 2009, the duo were convicted of murder and sexual assault in an Italian court. Knox got 26 years while Sollecito received 25. </p><p>In 2011, the convictions for both <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnvamVYtwpk" target="_blank">were reversed</a> by an appeals court, and Knox was able to return to the U.S. </p><p>Except Italy's highest court ordered a new trial. That trial came and went last year, and the 2011 decision was overturned, upholding the 2009 guilty verdict. Knox was given 28.5 years in that verdict. (Video via <a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-32045964" target="_blank">BBC</a>)</p><p>Now this spells the end of Knox's legal battle.</p><p><em>This video includes images from Getty Images.</em></p>