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she says if found guilty she ll become a fugitive. we re outside the courthouse in florence, italy. tell us more. reporter: hi, carol. well, six jurors and two judges have been deliberating this case for almost nine hours now. the courtroom in the courthouse just behind me absolutely packed full of journalists, spectators and attorneys waiting for some sort of decision. we re now told to expect something in the 2:00 p.m. eastern hour, but that is still to be confirmed by the court clerk. important to remember that under italian law neither amanda knox nor her ex-boyfriend are required to be present throughout these proceedings or present indeed for this verdict. amanda knox remains at her mother s home, we understand in seattle. rafaeli appeared today later in court telling cnn he s
nearly a year now. the prosecution asking for life sentences. the defense lawyers arguing there is not a shred of evidence linking amanda or rafaeli to the scene. there is so much at stake here. in one way amanda could go free and be on a plane in a couple of days home, perhaps on tuesday. another possibility, of course, is another extended stay at the prison where she has already spent four years and, of course, there could be some in between area, too. an italian sort, something in between where she is not totally exonerated but perhaps let go for the time served. and just to let you know, amanda clearly has a lot of american fans, a lot of americans pulling for her. the prison chaplain talked about what she did in the last days. went to mass saturday afternoon. also sang hymns during the mass as she likes to and i chaplain believes that she is innocent and should go home. shannon? shannon: very interesting. we will watch and wait for the division tomorrow.
thank you, david. we are one day away from finding out whether accused murderer american amanda knox returns to an american jail cell or becomes a free woman. greg is live with the latest. by this time tomorrow night, we may well have a verdict. tomorrow morning there are a few things that happe amanda s defense lawyer speaks and then both amanda and her codefendant have the opportunity to address the court. it appears that they will. now, in terms of a verdict, it probably will not be simple. it hardly ever is in italy and there is several charges against both amanda and rafaeli. one of the top ones for amanda could beat could be the slander charge in the u.s. what would actually be obstruction of justice. her having accused a man she worked for, a bar own oar of the crime. now, the prosecutors say she accused him, knowing he was innocent. the appeal trial was wrapping up now after a long time. the trial has gone on for
there was no planning. reporter: all three were arrested and charged with murder, but the tabloid press turned their attention to one of the accused in particular. amanda. when the papers hit newsstands the next day, foxy knoxy would be all over the front page. in the weeks and months that followed their arrests, new evidence would emerge. a knife found in rafaeli s apartment. both amanda and meredith s dna on it. meredith s bra clachl have clasp tested positive for rafaeli s dna. a homeless man claims to have seen the couple near the house on the night of the murder. we kept thinking, oh, this is a big mistake. it will get cleared up, and then it just got really weird with the trial and it just kept going and going and going. rirchlg the world was captivated. two attractive young women. one accused of killing the other.