Italy appeals court upholds conviction of 2 Americans in death of policeman but reduces sentences
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Ethan Elder, left, back to camera, father of Finnegan Lee Elder, hugs his son before the reading of the judgment at the end of a hearing for the appeals trial in which Finnegan is facing murder charges for killing Italian Carabinieri paramilitary police officer Mario Cerciello Rega, in Rome, Wednesday, July 3, 2024. At right sits Gabriel Natale Hjorth charged for the same killing. (AP Photo/ Alessandra Tarantino)Ethan Elder, left, father of Finnegan Lee Elder hugs his son before the reading of the judgment at the end of a hearing for the appeals trial in which Finnegan is facing murder charges for killing Italian Carabinieri paramilitary police officer Mario Cerciello Rega, in Rome, Wednesday, July 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)Finnegan Lee Elder, center, is hugged by his lawyer Renato Borzone, after the reading of the judgment at the end of a hearing for the appeals trial in which he is facing murder charges for killing Italian Carabinieri paramilitary police officer Mario Cerciello Rega, in Rome, Wednesday, July 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)Finnegan Lee Elder, left, and Gabriel Natale Hjorth, sit before the reading of the judgment at the end of a hearing for the appeals trial in which they are facing murder charges for killing Italian Carabinieri paramilitary police officer Mario Cerciello Rega, in Rome, Wednesday, July 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)Gabriel Natale Hjorth sits surrounded by his lawyers after the reading of the judgment at the end of a hearing for the appeals trial in which he is facing murder charges for killing Italian Carabinieri paramilitary police officer Mario Cerciello Rega, in Rome, Wednesday, July 3, 2024. (AP Photo/ Alessandra Tarantino)Gabriel Natale Hjorth is hugged by a relative after the reading of the judgment at the end of a hearing for the appeals trial in which he is facing murder charges for killing Italian Carabinieri paramilitary police officer Mario Cerciello Rega, in Rome, Wednesday, July 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)Gabriel Natale Hjorth attends a hearing for the appeals trial in which he is facing murder charges for killing Italian Carabinieri paramilitary police officer Mario Cerciello Rega, in Rome, Wednesday, July 3, 2024. Two American men face a new trial in the slaying of an Italian plainclothes police officer during a botched sting operation after Italy's highest court threw out their convictions. (AP Photo/ Alessandra Tarantino)Rosa Maria Esilio, widow of Italian Carabinieri paramilitary police officer Mario Cerciello Rega, leaves after the reading of the judgment of the appeals trial for his murder, in Rome, Wednesday, July 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)Finnegan Lee Elder, second from left, and Gabriel Natale Hjorth, third from left, listen to the reading of the judgment at the end of a hearing for the appeals trial in which they are facing murder charges for killing Italian Carabinieri paramilitary police officer Mario Cerciello Rega, in Rome, Wednesday, July 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)Gabriel Natale Hjorth is hugged by his father Fabrizio Natale, after the reading of the judgment at the end of a hearing for the appeals trial in which he is facing murder charges for killing Italian Carabinieri paramilitary police officer Mario Cerciello Rega, in Rome, Wednesday, July 3, 2024. (AP Photo/ Alessandra Tarantino)Gabriel Natale Hjorth listens to his lawyer Francesco Petrelli during a hearing for the appeals trial in which he is facing murder charges for killing Italian Carabinieri paramilitary police officer Mario Cerciello Rega, in Rome, Wednesday, July 3, 2024. Two American men face a new trial in the slaying of an Italian plainclothes police officer during a botched sting operation after Italy's highest court threw out their convictions. (AP Photo/ Alessandra Tarantino)Ethan Elder, father of Finnegan Lee Elder, left, attends a hearing for the appeals trial in which his son is facing murder charges for killing Italian Carabinieri paramilitary police officer Mario Cerciello Rega, in Rome, Wednesday, July 3, 2024. (AP Photo/ Alessandra Tarantino)Gabriel Natale Hjorth leaves at the end of a hearing for the appeals trial in which he is facing murder charges for killing Italian Carabinieri paramilitary police officer Mario Cerciello Rega, in Rome, Wednesday, July 3, 2024. Two American men face a new trial in the slaying of an Italian plainclothes police officer during a botched sting operation after Italy's highest court threw out their convictions. (AP Photo/ Alessandra Tarantino)Andrea Varriale, top left, colleague of Italian Carabinieri paramilitary police officer Mario Cerciello Rega, and Paolo Cerciello Rega, his brother, attend the appeal trial of Gabriel Natale-Hjorth and Finnegan Lee Elder where they are accused of slaying the Carabinieri paramilitary police officer in Rome, Wednesday, July 3, 2024. (AP Photo/ Alessandra Tarantino)
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Ethan Elder, left, back to camera, father of Finnegan Lee Elder, hugs his son before the reading of the judgment at the end of a hearing for the appeals trial in which Finnegan is facing murder charges for killing Italian Carabinieri paramilitary police officer Mario Cerciello Rega, in Rome, Wednesday, July 3, 2024. At right sits Gabriel Natale Hjorth charged for the same killing. (AP Photo/ Alessandra Tarantino)