Amanda Knox to go free after jury overturns murder conviction
There was an audible gasp outside the courthouse when the verdict was read in court.
Knox and Sollecito were swiftly taken out of the courtroom.
Knox's family hugged and celebrated inside the courtroom after hearing the news as Amanda Knox appeared to turn around and smile at them.
Knox and Sollecito will go back to prison to pick up their things and then will be free to leave
[Updated at 3:48 p.m. ET] A jury has partially overturned the conviction of Amanda Knox.
The jury as overturned the murder conviction but upheld the conviction on the defamation charges after she accused club owner Patrick Lumumba of killing British college student Meredith Kercher in 2007 in Perugia
The judge has called for silence in theda Knox to go free after jury overturns murder conviction
courtroom as applause erupts.
The jury has also overturned the murder conviction of Raffaelle Sollecito. Both will be free to leave.






