Rome court defends murder convictions of 2 young tourists from California: Slain officer's "martyred body speaks for him"
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A court in Italy is defending its conviction of two young tourists from California for the 2019 murder of an unarmed Italian plainclothes police officer on a Rome street, dismissing arguments of self-defense as patently implausible.
Lawyers for the defendants on Tuesday were provided copies of the written motivation for the Rome court's May 5 convictions and life sentences for Finnegan Lee Elder, 21, and Gabriel Natale-Hjorth, 20. Italian courts are required, within 90 days of a verdict, to formally detail in writing why they decided on verdicts and punishment, with their rationale forming the basis of eventual appeals by defense or prosecutors.More Related News