Italy's Court of Cassation upheld Amanda Knox's conviction for slander in a case related to the 2007 murder of her British flatmate, Meredith Kercher. Knox was sentenced to three years for wrongly accusing Patrick Lumumba, a Congolese bar owner, of Kercher's murder. While the sentence has no practical impact as it was covered by time already served, Knox's legal drama spanning nearly two decades continues.
<p>ROME —  Italy 's highest court on Thursday upheld the conviction of American Amanda Knox for slander in a case related to the murder of her British flatmate in 2007, the final act&#x
</p><p>The sentence has no practical impact as it was covered by the time Knox spent in prison.</p><p>Lumumba welcomed the verdict.</p><p>&quot;I am very satisfied.
AMANDA KNOX ITALY COURT SLANDER MURDER MEREDITH KERCHER PATRICK LUMUMBA
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