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pnwmom

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15. Then think about this: the first appeals court found Amanda and Raffaele INNOCENT.
Fri May 2, 2014, 09:47 PM
May 2014

Not just "not guilty." Judge Hellman ruled that there was "no evidence" that they had done the crime.

Isn't that -- in and of itself -- enough reason to provide reasonable doubt for any future trial?

Also, think of this:

In the small, bloody murder room, there wasn't a trace of evidence belonging to Amanda: not a single trace of DNA, or fingerprint, hair, fiber, shoe print -- not anything. Also, there wasn't any trace of Amanda on Meredith's body or clothes; and there wasn't any trace of Meredith on Amanda's body or clothes.

On the other hand, Rudy Guede left his DNA inside Meredith's vagina and on her body and clothing; his palm print on her pillow; his DNA on her purse and his shoe prints on the floor. Not to mention his feces in the toilet.

The prosecution claimed that Amanda and Raffaele magically cleaned all their own invisible DNA and fingerprints from Meredith's bedroom, leaving only Guede's -- which anyone with a brain knows would be impossible.

She can be thankful that there is one judge in Italy that has detectable common sense cpwm17 May 2014 #1
Frankly, I haven't the sightist idea who to believe. GOPee May 2014 #18
Judge Hellman, the judge on the first appeals trial, said there was NO EVIDENCE pnwmom May 2014 #20
This whole fiasco is a blot on the Italian criminal justice system. Comrade Grumpy May 2014 #2
Sorry Amanda, I think you are a liar. nt Demo_Chris May 2014 #3
Do you know of any evidence of that? OldHippieChick May 2014 #4
Quite a lot actually, but there is no point or time to retry the case here. Some people... Demo_Chris May 2014 #5
"Some pepole here give her the benefit of the doubt" ... Correct me if I'm wrong ... 11 Bravo May 2014 #6
The only evidence against her is pretty much testimony from Rudy Guede davidn3600 May 2014 #8
Even worse, Amanda and Raffaele's lawyers weren't allowed to cross-examine him. pnwmom May 2014 #16
I'm not giving her the benefit of the doubt, I'm OldHippieChick May 2014 #9
And some people decided she was guilty based on a tabloid witch-hunt pnwmom May 2014 #12
You say quite a lot actually, IronGate May 2014 #13
Sorry, Chris, you are grossly uninformed. nt pnwmom May 2014 #11
Sorry Demo_Chris, I think you are willfully basing your opinion on absolute shit. phleshdef May 2014 #17
She might be guilty Dozer May 2014 #7
You're right -- except there is almost no chance that she is guilty. pnwmom May 2014 #14
I just don't know what to think anymore. n/t UTUSN May 2014 #10
Then think about this: the first appeals court found Amanda and Raffaele INNOCENT. pnwmom May 2014 #15
david, what really happened is so much worse than most people realize. pnwmom May 2014 #19
Its a very messy justice system davidn3600 May 2014 #22
It's worse than messy. It's blatantly, systematically unjust. pnwmom May 2014 #23
That is so bizarre cpwm17 May 2014 #25
What a nightmare she and Raffaele have had to endure. FourScore May 2014 #21
The monster of Florence Fairgo May 2014 #24
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