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 .
The verdict in Amanda Knox 's appeal will be heard after the defendant statements next week . American is charged with the murder of British exchange student Meredith Kercher . Kercher had her throat cut in the house she shared with Knox in Italy in 2007 . Knox and her former boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito are fighting to overturn their 2009 convictions .