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Knox’s ex-beau: Evidence points to my innocence

Raffaele Sollecito, second from left, and his father Francesco, second from right, listen to lawyers Luca Mauri, center with gray suit, and Giulia Bongiorno, right, before giving a press conference in Rome, Tuesday, July 1, 2014. Amanda Knox's ex-boyfriend says the American student provided alibis for him he hopes will persuade Italy's top criminal court to overturn his conviction for the 2007 murder of her British roommate. Sollecito told reporters in Rome Tuesday the Florence appeals court that convicted both of them in January, in explaining its verdict, cited a memo Knox wrote saying he wasn't involved in Meredith Kercher's murder. The 30-year-old Italian also cited a Knox text message he contended would bolster his claim of innocence. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca) Raffaele Sollecito, second from left, and his father Francesco, second from right, listen to lawyers Luca Mauri, center with gray suit, and Giulia Bongiorno, right, before giving a press conference in Rome, Tuesday, July 1, 2014. Amanda Knox's ex-boyfriend says the American student provided alibis for him he hopes will persuade Italy's top criminal court to overturn his conviction for the 2007 murder of her British roommate. Sollecito told reporters in Rome Tuesday the Florence appeals court that convicted both of them in January, in explaining its verdict, cited a memo Knox wrote saying he wasn't involved in Meredith Kercher's murder. The 30-year-old Italian also cited a Knox text message he contended would bolster his claim of innocence. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)

By Associated Press July 1, 2014 1 min read

ROME (AP) – Amanda Knox’s ex-boyfriend says the American student provided alibis for him that he hopes will persuade Italy’s top criminal court to overturn his conviction for the 2007 murder of her British roommate.

Raffaele Sollecito told reporters Tuesday in Rome that the Florence appeals court which convicted both of them in January cited a memo that Knox wrote saying he wasn’t involved in Meredith Kercher’s murder. The 30-year-old Italian also cited a Knox text message that he contended would bolster his claim of innocence.

He wants Italy’s Cassation Court to dismiss his 25-year prison sentence and order a new trial.

Sollecito stressed he is still convinced that Knox, who received a 28 ½ year-sentence, is also innocent. Knox left Italy for America after being acquitted in an earlier appeals trial.