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Oscar Pistorius - Paralypic Gold Medalist, Shoots and Kills Girlfriend
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<blockquote data-quote="TRF_heineken" data-source="post: 807041" data-attributes="member: 40658"><p>It's comments like this what makes me hate the media in this case. The court found him guilty of murdering a person dolus eventualis behind a bathroom door, and that it wasn't premeditated murder. The judge even said yesterday in her statement that the media and the public are wrong in their perception, and that Oscar did show remorse.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Well, they now have 14 days to appeal, but it's highly unlikely that they'll be successful. First they will have to get past judge Masipa to grant them leave for appeal on her own sentencing judgement, and then the Supreme Courts of Appeal should rule on any legal grounds to dispute the sentence given. They might have had a case if his sentence was that of community service or house arrest.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Perhaps. Technically they gave him 8 years imprisonment if we include the time he already served. And With this current sentence, he's only allowed to apply for parole after completing half of the sentence, unless there are other reasons to get him out of jail such as medical reasons.</p><p></p><p>The experts say that the judge gave a favourable judgement for Oscar, but that it was the most correct sentence she could've given based on her explanation and the arguments presented to her.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Maybe</p><p></p><p>His disability played a big role in mitigation. But also played a massive role throughout the trial, and the reason why he reacted like he did on the night of the murder. He was on his stumps when he fired the shots, when he broke down the door with a cricket bat and when he heard the supposed noise in the bathroom.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TRF_heineken, post: 807041, member: 40658"] It's comments like this what makes me hate the media in this case. The court found him guilty of murdering a person dolus eventualis behind a bathroom door, and that it wasn't premeditated murder. The judge even said yesterday in her statement that the media and the public are wrong in their perception, and that Oscar did show remorse. Well, they now have 14 days to appeal, but it's highly unlikely that they'll be successful. First they will have to get past judge Masipa to grant them leave for appeal on her own sentencing judgement, and then the Supreme Courts of Appeal should rule on any legal grounds to dispute the sentence given. They might have had a case if his sentence was that of community service or house arrest. Perhaps. Technically they gave him 8 years imprisonment if we include the time he already served. And With this current sentence, he's only allowed to apply for parole after completing half of the sentence, unless there are other reasons to get him out of jail such as medical reasons. The experts say that the judge gave a favourable judgement for Oscar, but that it was the most correct sentence she could've given based on her explanation and the arguments presented to her. Maybe His disability played a big role in mitigation. But also played a massive role throughout the trial, and the reason why he reacted like he did on the night of the murder. He was on his stumps when he fired the shots, when he broke down the door with a cricket bat and when he heard the supposed noise in the bathroom. [/QUOTE]
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