Closed captioning of: Lawyer: Amanda Knox is a ‘she-devil’
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it's another emotional day at the murder/conviction appeal of
amanda knox
a day after one lawyer used harsh words to describe the
american college
student. nbc's
keith miller
is in perugia where he's followed the case every step of the way. keith, good morning.
>> reporter:
good morning, leather. in these final days of at peel the actual gloves are off with both the prosecution and the defense trying to deliver a knockout blow. the result will be
amanda knox
and her co-defendant being set free or spending the rest of their lives in prison. the intensity of the closing arguments is taking a toll on everyone.
amanda knox
entered the courtroom looking exhausted. this morning, attorneys for
raffaele sollecito
,
knox
's co-defendant launched their closing defendants. they
will hammer
away at the prosecution's
dna evidence
which independent forensic scientists call unreliable. the prosecution says its theory that
knox
and her former boyfriend murdered
meredith kercher
in a
sex game
gone wrong is rock solid. on monday lawyers for the civil plaintiffs attacked
knox
's character. the lawyer for a man falsely accused by
knox
of being the murderer called her a she devil. the
college student
from seattle, her eyes cast down, was described as a spell-casting witch, who devoted her life to sex, drugs and alcohol.
knox
's father, sitting nearby, was visibly upset.
>>
the all-out assault on admmmananda amanda's character and who she is was so
over the top
it was incredible. i mean it was tough to listen to and it was tough for amanda to listen to as well.
>> reporter:
the lawyer representing the victim's family failed to clear the court. there was a gasp in the courtroom which is always clear to the press before grew some pictures are displayed. one woman broke down in tears, another called the prosecutor evil, and was escorted from the courtroom. the civil lawyer, francesco maresca apologized for the lapse but said the photo illustrated his point that more than one person murdered kercher. a verdict could come within a week and we're told that the family of the victim will prafl here to perugia to hear the decision of the two judges and six jurors. lester?
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