Eight years of litigation came to close last year as the Italian Supreme Court acquitted Amanda Knox and her co-defendant Raffeale Sollecito of charges that they were involved in the murder of Knox’s roommate, Meredith Kercher. Numerous books, countless magazine articles and a veritable avalanche of internet traffic was generated by the case. In the process, two “camps” (an “innocence” camp …

Before I stick my neck out on this one, I should make some disclosures. I have no connection with Penn State. However, I am a graduate of Brooklyn Prep and Joe Paterno is arguably the most famous of our alumni. I played sports in college but I sometimes think that “major” sports have been overhyped at American universities. While I …

     Amanda Knox has published her book, Waiting to Be Heard, and  is engaged in a series of media interviews.  Pundits on both sides have been weighing in and the internet debate about the case rages on.  Exactly what is it about this case which makes it so interesting and controversial?   My theory is that what we have …

   In an earlier article, I wrote about some of the troubling aspects of the prosecution of Amanda Knox and Raffeale Sollecito in Italy.  The failure to tape the interrogations, the arrest and prolonged imprisonment of Lumumba, the destruction of critically important computer hard drives,  and mistakes in the handling of evidence and in crime scene control are just a …

 Once again, the Amanda Knox case is back in the news.  The Italian Supreme Court overturned an appellate court decision acquitting Amanda and Raffeale Sollecito and further proceedings will go forward at the leisurely pace we have experienced so far. The story of a crime committed in Perugia in 2007 will continue to reverberate until the case is finally resolved …

    Jeffrey Havard was convicted of murdering an infant in Mississippi and is now on death row.  His conviction depends in part upon a finding of a sexual assault and rests heavily upon the forensic testimony of Dr. Hayne, who performed the autopsy on the infant.  Hayne’s testimony alleged that the baby died due to shaken baby syndrome and …