Amanda Knox: The appeal ends

Amanda Knox arrives for an appeal hearing — AP Photo/Stefano Medici

Amanda Knox, left arrives for an appeal hearing at the Perugia court, central Italy, Monday, Oct. 3, 2011. A tearful Knox told an appeals court in Italy that accusations that she killed her British roommate are unfair and groundless. Knox fought back tears as she addressed the court Monday, minutes before the jury went into deliberations to decide whether to uphold her murder conviction.

Amanda Knox's parents Kurt Knox and Edda Mellas, both at center, are surrounded by photographers as they arrive for an appeal hearing at the Perugia court, central Italy, Monday, Oct. 3, 2011.

Meredith Kercher's sister Stephanie, left, and her mother Airline, right, arrive at the Sant'Egidio airport in Perugia, Monday, Oct. 3, 2011, to attend the Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito trial. Knox, an American student, was convicted of sexually assaulting and murdering Meredith Kercher, her British roommate in Perugia, and sentenced to 26 years in prison. Knox's boyfriend at the time of the 2007 murder, Raffaele Sollecito of Italy, was convicted of the same charges and sentenced to 25 years.

Amanda Knox is escorted as she arrives for an appeal hearing at the Perugia court, central Italy, Monday, Oct. 3, 2011. The 24-year-old Knox looked tense as she entered a packed courthouse. She is expected to address the court in a final plea of her innocence. A verdict is expected later Monday.

Amanda Knox talks to her lawyer Carlo Dalla Vedova prior to an appeal hearing, at the Perugia court, central Italy, Monday, Oct. 3, 2011.

Prosecutor Giuliano Mignini, center, arrives in Perugia court, central Italy, Monday, Oct. 3, 2011, to attend an appeal hearing of Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito.

Amanda Knox's mother Edda Mellas is seen through bars at the beginning of an appeal hearing at the Perugia court, central Italy, Monday, Oct. 3, 2011. Knox, an American student, was convicted of sexually assaulting and murdering Meredith Kercher, her British roommate in Perugia, and sentenced to 26 years in prison.

Amanda Knox arrives for an appeal hearing at the Perugia court, central Italy, Monday, Oct. 3, 2011. The 24-year-old Knox looked tense as she entered a packed courthouse.

Margaret Ralph wipes away a tear as she listens to Knox make a statement — AP Photo/Ted S. Warren

Margaret Ralph, a supporter of Amanda Knox, wipes away a tear as she listens to Knox make a statement in Italian court on television in Seattle in the early morning hours of Monday, Oct. 3, 2011. Supporters of Knox were awaiting a verdict from an Italian court in the appeal of her conviction in the 2007 death of Knox's roommate that has garnered international headlines.

Giulia Bongiorno, lawyer of Amanda Knox's ex-boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, seen at the beginning of an appeal hearing, at the Perugia court, central Italy, Monday, Oct. 3, 2011.

Media representatives wait for the arrival of Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito for an appeal hearing at Perugia's court, central Italy, Monday, Oct. 3, 2011.

Media vehicles are parked outside the entrance of Perugia tribunal, central Italy, Monday, Oct. 3, 2011, where later in the day the verdict of the Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito trial is expected. Knox, an American student, was convicted of sexually assaulting and murdering Meredith Kercher, her British roommate in Perugia, and sentenced to 26 years in prison. Knox's boyfriend at the time of the 2007 murder, Raffaele Sollecito of Italy, was convicted of the same charges and sentenced to 25 years. Both deny wrongdoing and have appealed the December 2009 verdict.