PERUGIA, Italy, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. student Amanda Knox may learn next year if she will get a review in Italy of evidence used to convict her in the murder of a London student, lawyers say.
Knox, 23, is trying to overturn her murder conviction in the death of 21-year-old Meredith Kercher in Perugia, Italy, in 2007, the BBC reported.
Kercher, from Coulsdon, south London, was found with her throat cut. Knox's defense team contends the DNA evidence in the case was inconclusive and may have been contaminated.
Knox was sentenced to 26 years in the killing, her former boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, was sentenced to 25 years. He is appealing along with Knox.
If Knox's conviction is upheld, her sentence could be increased. A decision is not expected until next year.
A judge, a magistrate, and six jurors would make the ruling.
