Amanda Knox Talks Wrongful Conviction and Telling Her Own Story

Amanda Knox talks wrongful conviction and telling her own story

In a live taping of the Criminal podcast, host Phoebe Judge speaks with Knox about her new memoir and how a murder accusation redefined her life. Amanda Knox became a household name when she was convicted, in 2009, of the murder of her roommate while studying abroad in Perugia, Italy. She spent four years in an Italian prison before being exonerated.  As part of the Cascade PBS Ideas Festival in late May, Knox sat down with Criminal podcast host…

Civil rights – Wrongful conviction

Where the defendant estate of a deceased detective has moved for summary judgment in a suit brought by a plaintiff who was wrongfully convicted, that motion should be allowed because a jury could not find it was more likely than not that the detective passed on tips from informants in bad faith.