Dan Abrams Analyzes Appeal In Amanda Knox Case On Today

NBC’s Chief Legal Analyst and Mediaite founder Dan Abrams sat down with Today‘s Lester Holt to discuss the continuing case of Amanda Knox, the American student who was found guilty of killing her roommate in Italy this winter. The appeals, Abrams argues, will probably not result in any increased sentence, but there is a higher likelihood the sentence will be reduced.

Abrams also explained how the Italian appeal system works– unlike in America, where an appeal must strictly analyze the goings-on during the trial, the Italian court can revisit evidence surrounding the crime for which the appellant was convicted, which could significantly change the results of the trial.

Watch this morning’s Today segment below:

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