Presumed guilty: from Amanda Knox to OJ Simpson Why our need to judge by appearances risks making murderers of us all Marion McKeone October 16, 2016 Amanda Knox Pic: SHUTTERSTOCK/REX Previous Next Image 1 of 7 PERUGIA, ITALY - NOVEMBER 24: Amanda Knox (C) is led away from Perugia's Court of Appeal by police officers after the first session of her appeal against her murder conviction on November 24, 2010 in Perugia, Italy. American Amanda Knox and her Italian ex-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito were convicted of the murder of Ms Knox's former British flatmate Meredith Kercher in 2007. Their initial trial completed in December 2009 with Knox and Sollecito receiving sentences of 26 and 25 years respectively. Rudy Guede, an unemployed man from Ivory Coast, was also convicted of the murder of Meredith Kercher. The case is also forming the basis for a film currently being shot in Italy entitled 'The Amanda Knox Story', with American actress Hayden Panettiere cast as Amanda Knox. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images) Photo by Eoin O'Hara Image 2 of 7 Photo by Eoin O'Hara Image 3 of 7 PERUGIA, ITALY - OCTOBER 03: Members of the media wait outside Perugia's Court of Appeal prior to the verdict in the appeal of Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito's murder convictions on October 3, 2011 in Perugia, Italy. American student Amanda Knox and her Italian ex-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito were convicted in 2009 of killing their British roommate Meredith Kercher in Perugia, Italy in 2007. The jury in their appeal is expected to retire to consider their verdict later today. They have served nearly four years in jail after being sentenced to 26 and 25 years respectively. (Photo by Franco Origlia/Getty Images) Photo by Eoin O'Hara Image 4 of 7 Photo by Eoin O'Hara Image 5 of 7 FILE - June 21, 1995 file photo, O.J. Simpson holds up his hands before the jury after putting on a new pair of gloves similar to the infamous bloody gloves during his double-murder trial in Los Angeles. Associated Press writer Linda Deutsch is seen in the background at right; writer Dominick Dunne is in the background at left rear. (AP Photo/Vince Bucci, Pool, File) ** Usable by LA and DC Only ** Photo by Eoin O'Hara Image 6 of 7 Photo by Eoin O'Hara Image 7 of 7 Photo by Eoin O'Hara More Life & Arts Life & Arts LATEST NEWS15:13Revenue collects €24 billion in corporation tax in 202315:10CRH: Move to US ‘levelled the playing field’ but index inclusion could take another year13:32Explainer: What are AT1 bonds and are they in trouble?13:21Apartment completions drop by a third in first quarter - CSO12:45The Freedom Kit: Your guide to financial wellness in 6 easy moves12:40Almost 40 per cent of rural Irish manufactures only use green suppliers