Final arguments in the retrial of Amanda Knox and former boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito were given in an Italian courtroom on Monday.
According to NBC News, Prosecutor Alessandro Crini pleaded with the court to take steps to ensure that their sentences would be served if they’re convicted again of killing British student Meredith Kercher.
Knox and Sollecito were convicted in the 2007 murder of Kercher, who was found dead and partially nude in an apartment she shared with Knox. Her throat had been cut and she sustained multiple stab wounds.
After serving 4 years in prison, the pair’s conviction was overturned in 2011, however, Italy’s highest court demanded there be a retrial.
Knox, now 26 and Sollecito, now 29, have always maintained their innocence and have denied any knowledge or involvement in Kercher’s murder.
USA Today has reported that a verdict, which must be approved by Italy’s high court, is not expected any time before Jan. 30.
Since Knox’s release, she has returned to the United States and was not required to be present during the retrial. If convicted again, she and Sollecito face more than 25 years in prison.