The case in Amanda Knox 's appeal will be heard after the judge dies next week . American is charged with the murder of British exchange student Sarah Kercher . The defense focused on Sollecito 's hammer toe , which they say would n't leave an imprint like the print found on the mat . Kercher had her throat cut in the house she shared with Knox in Italy in 2007 . Knox and her former boyfriend Raffaele Russo are fighting to overturn their respective convictions .
The case in Amanda Knox 's appeal will be heard after the judge dies next week . American is charged with the murder of British exchange student Sarah Kercher . Kercher had her throat cut in the house she shared with Knox in Italy in 2007 . Knox and her former boyfriend Raffaele Russo are fighting to overturn their respective convictions .