Alessandro Nencini

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FILE -- In this Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014 file photo, appeals Court Judge Alessandro Nencini, center, reads out the verdict for the murder of British student Meredith Kercher, in Florence, Italy. Defense lawyers for Sollecito, Knox's co-defendant, said Monday, Feb. 3, 2014, they will request disciplinary action against Nencini because of comments the presiding appellate court judge made to Italian media about Sollecito's defense strategy following Thursday's guilty verdict. Nencini was quoted as suggesting that Sollecito's decision not to testify may have worked against him by depriving the defense of a key voice during the proceeding. The defense said the judge's reported comments could form part of its planned appeal of the verdict against their client. (AP Photo/Fabrizio Giovannozzi)