It was a remark by Amanda Knox’s attorney, Luciano Ghirga. I can’t remember where offhand.
One would expect the rate to be much higher than in the U.S. simply due to the rules of the game: unlike the U.S., Italian courts at the first level of appeal are allowed to reexamine the facts of the case, instead of merely ruling on whether procedure was correctly followed.
It was a remark by Amanda Knox’s attorney, Luciano Ghirga. I can’t remember where offhand.
One would expect the rate to be much higher than in the U.S. simply due to the rules of the game: unlike the U.S., Italian courts at the first level of appeal are allowed to reexamine the facts of the case, instead of merely ruling on whether procedure was correctly followed.