"foxy Knoxy" murder / Italian sentencing

 

-The one individual (Gueda) found guilty so far in the murder has been sentenced to 30 years. How many years will he actually serve? 

-He has now appealed. How likely is that his conviction will be overturned? 

-Are Sollecito and Knox facing similar sentences if found guilty?

 

In the USA, being sentenced to "30 years" can mean that the person must serve 30 actual years (Texas murder conviction) or that the person can possibly be released in 15 years (non murder conviction, many states) or 25 years (non murder conviction, Federal Government). Also winning on appeal in the United States is very rare.