The saga concerning the murder of Meredith Kercher could finally be wrapped up as soon as Wednesday, but if her former roommate's conviction is upheld by the Italian Court of Cassation, they may be needing to prepare to face a new battle involving Amanda Knox's extradition back to Italy.

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Knox's case will be heard by the Court on Wednesday, and will determine if her second conviction for Kercher's 2007 murder that was handed down in January of last year will be upheld, or if she is headed back to court for her third and final appeals trial. And while it is unclear how the Court will decide the case, Kercher's family is hoping that if Knox's conviction stands, that she will be swiftly headed back to Italy to begin serving her 28 year sentence.

In an interview with Italy's The Local, Kercher family attorney Francesco Maresca said he will push the government to extradite Knox from the U.S., where she has been since her acquittal in 2011 if the conviction stands.

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"It's very difficult to know what the outcome on Wednesday will be, but I hope the court confirms the verdict so that the case can finally be over," he said. "If the verdict is upheld, then I will ask the government to call for Knox's extradition."

However, the fight to extradite Knox could prove to just be another battle in the long and drawn-out case, as many in the U.S. believe she is a victim of the American Justice System's concept of Double jeopardy, though no such ideal exists in the Italian system.

In addition, Knox has publicly stated she would be a fugitive if her conviction was upheld, because she would never willingly go back to prison.

"I'm definitely not going back to Italy willingly," she previously told The Guardian. "They'll have to catch me and pull me back kicking and screaming into a prison that I don't deserve to be in. I will fight for my innocence."

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