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7. The appeal was based on Knox's conviction : not Rudy Guede's guilt.

Amanda Knox: Who is Rudy Guede?

He elected to undergo a separate, fast-track trial in 2008, at the end of which he was found guilty of sexual assault and murder and sentenced to 30 years in jail, which was reduced on appeal to 16 years.

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He has always denied murdering the British student, although he admits that he was in the house on the night of the murder. He claimed that he was flirting with Miss Kercher in her bedroom but had to run to the lavatory, having eaten a spicy kebab. While in the bathroom he heard screaming.

When he rushed out, he said he was bowled over by a knife-wielding Italian man, who ran off into the night. Guede said he found Miss Kercher bleeding to death in her bedroom.

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He was convicted on the basis of strong DNA evidence, including his bloody hand print on a pillow at the scene of the crime.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/8802474/Amanda-Knox-Who-is-Rudy-Guede.html

He did not deny being at the scene of the crime. The sentence reduction implies some doubts on this issue.

If the Supreme Court does allow the appeal now they will consider only procedural matters and points of law only : not the DNA evidence which was used at the last appeal. If they do find for the prosecution then by association it will make the book a travesty.