Amanda Knox makes emotional appeal

PERUGIA, Italy-former University of Washington student Amanda Knox broke into tears when on your appeals trial for murder appeared on Saturday, confirming that you kill not their former roommate Meredith Kercher.

"I have been convicted of a crime, I never committed," said Mrs. Knox an emotional 15 minute speech at the beginning has become appeals in what one of the most international study observed cases in Italian history.

AP Amanda Knox sitting next to Italian prison staff wake during a hearing in your appeals trial.

Ms. Knox, who comes from Seattle, and your friend, Raffaele Sollecito convicted last year of the murder of Mrs Kercher during a drug-induced sexual assault in November 2007. Ms. Knox is a 26-year sentence serve and Mr Sollecito is 25 years serve.

The appeals trial, lawyers hope defense to plug holes in the motives for the last judgment and hope that a review of all forensic evidence used while the case is to call including a knife, a footprint and a bra strap clip. In her opening speech, Mr sollecito's defense team, argued that DNA evidence while investigating the case inconclusive.

During her speech, Mrs. Knox called a woman Kercher "dear friend, who I am grateful and honored, satisfied to have" and expressed sympathy to her family. "What you go through and what underwent Meredith is incomprehensible and unacceptable, but it does not Meredith no justice, Raffaele and me with our lives, to make numbers", said Ms. Knox, which appeared in the courtroom in layered winter clothing and tired looking.

Your 26 year murder set called Amanda Knox, the Americans who imprisoned for the murder of their British roommate Italy. Video courtesy of Reuters.

Ms. of Kercher's semi nude in a pool of blood in a duvet with multiple puncture wounds to the neck and her slit neck on November found 2, 2007, corpse in the bedroom of the House you with Mrs. Knox together while the two Exchange students in Perugia. Ms. Knox and Mr Sollecito were arrested a few days later.

After the verdict of the first test crashed defence's U.S. media to Mrs. Knox, portrayed as victims in a study in a foreign nightmare. Have Italian or British newspapers to help mainly behind the persecution as Mr Sollecito manipulated in her wife Kercher kill characterization of Mrs. Knox as charming villain.

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