Saw Dershowitz on TV today, talking about the case. He said that, based on the circumstantial evidence, the verdict could have gone either way in an American court.
He also said that the multiple trials that she has gone through in Italy isn't exactly analogous to double-jeopardy in American courts.
I don't know the facts of the case. Just reporting what he said.
He said more than that, maybe at a different time
And he is absolutely right as far as i can see. The verdict just isn`t final until all appeals have been heared. Ok, so the appeals process is not the same as in the US. So what? Would an Italian be prosecuted in the US according to Italian law? Thought not.
I know nothing about the Italian legal system, but if theirs are kangoroo courts why did the US ratify a bilateral Extradition Treaty with Italy? Probably because they didn`t find anything seriously wrong with it, including the way appeals work.
I don`t think the US can refuse extradition without Breach of Treaty should Knox be found guilty.