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The US Lacks Legal Authority To Decline To Deliver A Guilty Knox To Italian Authorities   [Rome airport; exceedingly rare for those convicted of Italian crimes not to be sent back via here]  The reporting on this case has, with few exceptions, been poor. Recent reporting on whether the US would extradite Amanda Knox continues that tradition, ranging from assertions that “sources” within the State… TomM 02/21/14 56 02/24/15
Giuliano Mignini’s Trumped-Up Conviction For Guessing Right In The MOF Case   We previously posted on the case here and here and here. Giuliano Mignini became involved in the Monster of Florence case only years after many people had already come to believe a satanic sect in Florence might be behind the MOF murders. But he pursued it with a vengeance… TomM 03/10/11 9 04/03/11
The Appeal’s Set Limits: What The Judges Allowed Today And Didn’t Might Tell Us A Lot   [Massei court deciding whether to buy spiderman theory; they didn’t]  1. The Context Of These Remarks The judge ruled on the appeal’s inclusions and exclusions today. I’ll summarise what they are and how American courts might have differed. I really do not understand why the defense and the family… TomM 12/18/10 14 12/23/10