## Shot 06/12/2009. ## American college student Amanda Knox took the stand Friday in an Italian courtroom, defending herself against charges that she took part in the killing of her roommate two years ago, her lawyer said. Knox, 21, from Seattle, Washington, distanced herself from the confused and conflicting deposition she gave to police just days after her roommate, British student Meredith Kercher, was found dead. Knox, wearing a white short-sleeve shirt and beige trousers and with her hair in a ponytail, spoke first in English. She said she was under the influence of marijuana when she spoke to police and did not realize at the time that her police interview was on the record. She had no attorney during the questioning, Knox said. 'The declarations were taken against my will and they were taken in a state of confusion and pressure by the police,' Knox testified before a packed courtroom, filled mostly with members of the media. Kercher’s body was found half-naked in her bed Nov. 2, 2007, at the villa she