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Forum: Trials and Errors 23rd February 2024, 05:56 AM
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Posted By TomG
Thanks for the info. I think Rudy needs an...

Thanks for the info. I think Rudy needs an electronic codpiece rather than a bracelet.

Hoots
Forum: Trials and Errors 9th January 2024, 10:34 AM
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Posted By TomG
Here's a follow-up podcast addressing Rudy's...

Here's a follow-up podcast addressing Rudy's toxic relationship with his ex-partner. It's clear that the girl was very young and inexperienced in relationships. You wonder what her parents were...
Forum: Trials and Errors 29th December 2023, 05:31 AM
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Posted By TomG
I don't see how the contents of the 6th November...

I don't see how the contents of the 6th November memoriale can be used against her since it makes a direct reference to the 1.45 statement. If the 1.45 statement is expunged "from the usable...
Forum: Trials and Errors 28th December 2023, 09:24 AM
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Posted By TomG
Here's another link that might be of some...

Here's another link that might be of some interest.

https://www.leggo.it/italia/cronache/amanda_knox_patrick_lumumba_calunnie_23_11_2023-7774242.html

Hoots
Forum: Trials and Errors 28th December 2023, 03:45 AM
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Posted By TomG
Here's the same episode on another site. See if...

Here's the same episode on another site. See if this helps.
...
Forum: Trials and Errors 27th December 2023, 03:47 AM
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Posted By TomG
The one at the very top of the page titled...

The one at the very top of the page titled "latest episode" going on to show scrolling text "#481 Meredith Kercher's murderer, Rudy Guede" Faces New Allegations of Rape and Assault/Part 1"
...
Forum: Trials and Errors 26th December 2023, 09:18 AM
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Posted By TomG
Here's another more recent episode of the case...

Here's another more recent episode of the case from the Real Crime profile team featuring Rudy's current escapade. They address his, yet again kid gloves treatment by the court.
...
Forum: Trials and Errors 22nd December 2023, 11:50 AM
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Posted By TomG
Aw c'mon Numbers, loosen up. It's unlikely...

Aw c'mon Numbers, loosen up.

It's unlikely that Rudy would be "lying in wait" in the circumstances you present. If he WAS going to prowl VDP7 with the intent to rape with theft as a by-product,...
Forum: Trials and Errors 22nd December 2023, 05:42 AM
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Posted By TomG
I thought you were having a laugh when if first...

I thought you were having a laugh when if first read this, but now I think you might be partially correct.

I don't think Rudy would have taken the chance of waiting for any particular girl to...
Forum: Trials and Errors 6th December 2023, 10:24 AM
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Posted By TomG
Rudy back in trouble

Rudy back in trouble.
...
Forum: Trials and Errors 12th November 2023, 10:15 AM
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Posted By TomG
Yes, it might be speculative but it's more likely...

Yes, it might be speculative but it's more likely to be achieved with a positive and constructive attitude. I hope that Amanda's legal team will adopt the same attitude during the new trial if it...
Forum: Trials and Errors 12th November 2023, 10:04 AM
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Posted By TomG
Erm, who's going to do the translation? Hoots

Erm, who's going to do the translation?

Hoots
Forum: Trials and Errors 12th November 2023, 09:41 AM
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Posted By TomG
I based the original post on quoting Maresca from...

I based the original post on quoting Maresca from the Paramount + documentary and having seen it. I know what the words "must be content" means and believe it to provide a foundation for...
Forum: Trials and Errors 11th November 2023, 04:27 AM
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Posted By TomG
No we're not guaranteed anything from the new...

No we're not guaranteed anything from the new trial. In fact I have my doubts now after being extremely confident of a positive outcome previously. People change there minds frequently, sometimes...
Forum: Trials and Errors 10th November 2023, 07:36 AM
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Posted By TomG
I don't see from the quotes you cited that the...

I don't see from the quotes you cited that the Kerchers have "accepted" anything. What I see is Maresca offering a grudging acknowledgement. I also don't agree with your claim that "they never...
Forum: Trials and Errors 5th November 2023, 06:18 AM
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Posted By TomG
I thought that Maresca's statement in the...

I thought that Maresca's statement in the Paramount + documentary was pretty clear cut. The Kerchers can either accept it or not. The prosecution always argued that the murder charge and the...
Forum: Trials and Errors 4th November 2023, 05:37 AM
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Posted By TomG
No legal reasons but perhaps moral reasons. I'm...

No legal reasons but perhaps moral reasons. I'm partially basing my argument on what the family lawyer advised the Kerchers to accept in the Paramount + documentary which was quite recent. The...
Forum: Trials and Errors 3rd November 2023, 03:25 AM
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Posted By TomG
Never say "never". Maresca is clearly advising...

Never say "never". Maresca is clearly advising them to accept that Rudy was the "guilty party" In terms of the murder charge. The Kerchers hired Maresca to advise them, and that's what they got in...
Forum: Trials and Errors 2nd November 2023, 11:59 AM
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Posted By TomG
Quote from Maresca in the recent Paramount +...

Quote from Maresca in the recent Paramount + documentary.

"Italian justice must be content with having found a guilty party that is, Rudy Guede. Also the Kercher family must be content, and the...
Forum: Trials and Errors 14th October 2023, 04:10 AM
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Posted By TomG
I would argue that it's a whole lot more cut and...

I would argue that it's a whole lot more cut and dried than what's been mentioned so far, since the main human rights abuses unmask domestic laws violations in the process. They were ignored before...
Forum: Trials and Errors 13th October 2023, 12:13 PM
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Posted By TomG
The encouraging thing is that the calunnia...

The encouraging thing is that the calunnia conviction is annulled. It's also encouraging from the comments made by Amanda ( 5h ago) indicate that she will "fight with my lawyers to prove my...
Forum: Trials and Errors 13th October 2023, 06:22 AM
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Posted By TomG
It will be interesting to see what a new trial...

It will be interesting to see what a new trial will involve. Didn't CDV say that this was unlikely to happen? I'd much rather they'd have quashed the conviction outright instead of prolonging the...
Forum: Trials and Errors 13th October 2023, 05:34 AM
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Posted By TomG
There has to be a new trial

There has to be a new trial.

https://www.ansa.it/umbria/notizie/2023/10/13/meredith-si-deve-rifare-il-processo-a-knox-per-calunnia_2588770a-ee9a-4261-b510-ab51311860d6.html
...
Forum: Trials and Errors 12th October 2023, 11:08 AM
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Posted By TomG
Thanks for that. What I should have said was "...

Thanks for that. What I should have said was " restitutio in integrum", i.e.restitution to the original position before the violations took place. If the supreme court deny Amanda's appeal,...
Forum: Trials and Errors 12th October 2023, 09:02 AM
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Posted By TomG
If the supreme court deny Amanda's request, they...

If the supreme court deny Amanda's request, they will still have to fulfil "just satisfaction for the injured party" as a result of the ECHR judgement as I understand it.

Hoots
Forum: Trials and Errors 6th October 2023, 04:32 AM
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Posted By TomG
Sorry about the delay in getting back. I'm not...

Sorry about the delay in getting back. I'm not sure when it was recorded, I don't think it's new, it could have been years ago. Here is another one that you might find informative. It might not be...
Forum: Trials and Errors 4th October 2023, 09:10 AM
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Posted By TomG
New video

Here's a video from Injustice anywhere discussing the Knox case as well as others. Guests are Karen Pruett (Kaypea) and Philip Mause (Erasmus 44) as known on the old IIP forum.
...
Forum: Trials and Errors 2nd October 2023, 10:58 AM
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Posted By TomG
I'm referring to the possibility of a friendly...

I'm referring to the possibility of a friendly settlement from Italy as the respondent state. If the annulment is emphatically in Amanda's favour then Italy might offer a out of court settlement as...
Forum: Trials and Errors 30th September 2023, 11:38 AM
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Posted By TomG
I've just read the article by James Raper on...

I've just read the article by James Raper on TJMK. It looks to me that the ramifications of the ECHR judgement has went way over his head. Maybe it's me, but I see it as quite clear cut.

The...
Forum: Trials and Errors 23rd September 2023, 03:35 AM
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Posted By TomG
But what does all that matter anyway? Pacelli...

But what does all that matter anyway? Pacelli doesn't seem to realise is that it is the ECHR judgement that dictates the proceedings now, not his historical version of events. The laws and...
Forum: Trials and Errors 22nd September 2023, 08:21 AM
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Posted By TomG
Nick Pisa article 21 09 23

Here is another article by Nick Pisa where Lumumba's lawyer goes into a little more detail about his interpretation of the facts as they stand. I don't know what he is rambling on about. It seems...
Forum: Trials and Errors 22nd September 2023, 01:32 AM
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Posted By TomG
Could the responsibility for his calunnia be...

Could the responsibility for his calunnia be transferred from Amanda to the cops on duty that night? That way he may be entitled to some sort of compensation, so why ddn't he just sit this out to...
Forum: Trials and Errors 21st September 2023, 11:39 AM
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Posted By TomG
What would Lumumba know of "truth and justice"?

I must admit I've no idea why Lumumba should even get involved in this. He said:

"Speaking from there he said: 'Through my legal team I will be opposing Amanda Knox's request because I wish to...
Forum: Trials and Errors 30th July 2023, 01:29 AM
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Posted By TomG
This is the best I've got so far. May 22,...

This is the best I've got so far.

May 22, 2011 CNN interview with Giuliano Mignini excerpt from TrueJustice website:

"12’51’’ CNN: Why wasn’t there any video or transcript of those hours?
...
Forum: Trials and Errors 18th July 2023, 11:22 PM
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Posted By TomG
Where are you debating this? Here is the...

Where are you debating this?

Here is the breakdown of the total interrogation hours that Amanda was subjected to, without any legal support:

Amanda Knox was subjected to examination and...
Forum: Trials and Errors 18th July 2023, 11:28 AM
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Posted By TomG
the way I see it is that both would constitute a...

the way I see it is that both would constitute a violation of article 64 since the presumed fact of not being at Raffaele's flat had not been checked in any way for accuracy. In fact the 3.30...
Forum: Trials and Errors 17th July 2023, 11:04 PM
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Posted By TomG
No, I meant Comodi. It looks like a suspended...

No, I meant Comodi. It looks like a suspended sentence to me.

Hoots
Forum: Trials and Errors 17th July 2023, 12:14 PM
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Posted By TomG
Good catch! Was that not a suspended sentence...

Good catch! Was that not a suspended sentence though?

Hoots
Forum: Trials and Errors 17th July 2023, 10:01 AM
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Posted By TomG
You can correct me if I'm wrong on this one. As...

You can correct me if I'm wrong on this one. As I understand it the purpose of a deposition would be to record a sworn statement for use later in court. This makes sense since there may be...
Forum: Trials and Errors 16th July 2023, 09:29 AM
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Posted By TomG
Sorry. I was querying the act of Ficarra...

Sorry. I was querying the act of Ficarra influencing Amanda's interview with events arising from Raffaele's interview. It was the act of doing so that I thought might be illegal.

Hoots
Forum: Trials and Errors 16th July 2023, 05:13 AM
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Posted By TomG
I agree with practically everything you've said,...

I agree with practically everything you've said, although I thought my interpretation of the cited source fitted the events with Chianti sipping eloquence. :o But as you say it's gone way beyond the...
Forum: Trials and Errors 16th July 2023, 02:41 AM
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Posted By TomG
It comes from Raffaele's 3.30 statement not from...

It comes from Raffaele's 3.30 statement not from the court proceedings. According to Raffaele's ECHR appeal, his 3.30 statement could not be used in court against him due to violation of article 63....
Forum: Trials and Errors 14th July 2023, 04:39 AM
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Posted By TomG
Yes of course the example presented gets a bit...

Yes of course the example presented gets a bit murky. It was only presented to make sense of the citation as it stands. It seems to me that "shareable" was something that the text message was...
Forum: Trials and Errors 13th July 2023, 09:31 AM
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Posted By TomG
__________________________________ I see it...

__________________________________

I see it a bit differently. If an accuser goes to the questura and shares her story that "Mr X robbed the bank" to cop "Y". Cop "Y" listens to the accuser's...
Forum: Trials and Errors 11th July 2023, 09:09 AM
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Posted By TomG
This seems to be saying that if you go into the...

This seems to be saying that if you go into the questura and relate your story to a cop who is as perfectly sober and understands what you are imparting fully without any cultural misunderstandings,...
Forum: Trials and Errors 10th July 2023, 10:09 AM
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Posted By TomG
calunnia citations

Can I pick brains on this one? These citations have come up in another forum. I'd like to get some other considerations on what they constitute and how they might have influenced the implication of...
Forum: Trials and Errors 29th June 2023, 09:11 AM
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Posted By TomG
According to Roberta Glass, Amanda was caught...

According to Roberta Glass, Amanda was caught holding a mop and the washing machine was warm. Oh dear! Trying to call her out to make sense of her claims is a waste of time. I've tried it.

Hoots
Forum: Trials and Errors 29th January 2023, 06:16 AM
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Posted By TomG
Thanks for the link, it's very helpful. Hoots

Thanks for the link, it's very helpful.

Hoots
Forum: Trials and Errors 28th January 2023, 03:20 AM
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Posted By TomG
The washed blood theory is touted in Massei (page...

The washed blood theory is touted in Massei (page 279)

" And it is probable - not necessary, but probable - that during the following act of scrubbing the hands to remove the blood, he/she left...
Forum: Trials and Errors 27th January 2023, 05:28 AM
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Posted By TomG
You can have multiple attackers as a theory if...

You can have multiple attackers as a theory if you like, but be aware that K&S were definitively not involved in the murder. Talk about cherry-picking.

If K&S were actually at VDP during the time...
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