A higher Italian court ordered another trial and Knox could be extradited back to Italy.
On Jan. 30, an Italian court found Seattle native Amanda Knox guilty of murder, reinstating her previous conviction, according to CNN. She served four years of her first sentence, but now faces 28 1/2 years.
In 2007, Knox and others were convicted in connection with the murder and sexual assault of her housemate Meredith Kercher while studying in Italy. She also falsely accused another of the crime and complained of police mistreatment that was later disproved, according to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
While she was appealing the conviction, it was overturned and she was acquitted. However, according to the New York Times, a higher Italian court overturned the acquittal in March and ordered another trial.
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Being tried for the same crime twice, or double jeopardy, is illegal in the United States thanks to the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution. This is not the case in Italy.
The second trial began in September of last year, according to BBC News. Knox did not attend the trial, though her ex-boyfriend, who was also accused in connection with the murder, did.
According to CNN, Knox possibly faces extradition to Italy, but intends to fight the conviction “until the very end.”