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Sep 12, 2014 · Most legal analysts praised Masipa’s verdict that Pistorius could not be found guilty of premeditated or pre-planned murder. Masipa called the prosecution’s evidence “circumstantial” and said prosecutors did not show pre-planning from the double-amputee Olympic runner.
On 12 September, the judge found Pistorius not guilty of murder but guilty of the culpable homicide of Steenkamp and guilty of reckless endangerment with a firearm at a restaurant in a separate incident.
Aug 6, 2014 · Pistorius faces a mandatory life sentence which usually carries a minimum of 25 years in jail if found guilty of premeditated murder, though mitigation could reduce it in this case.
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Feb 22, 2013 · What happens if Pistorius is found not guilty of premeditated murder? If Pistorius is found not guilty, he could face a lesser charge of culpable homicide, which is based on negligence.
Sep 11, 2014 · After weighing up of all the evidence, the court found Oscar to be not guilty of premeditated murder. The court’s reasoning was that there was insufficient evidence to support such and that the state has failed to satisfy the court beyond a reasonable doubt that Oscar was guilty of such.
Premeditated murder: If Pistorius is found guilty of this charge, the most serious of them all, he faces up to life in prison, with a minimum of 25 years before the chance for parole....
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Sep 12, 2014 · Judge Thokozile Masipa has found Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius guilty of culpable homicide, after he shot his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp dead on Valentines' Day 2013. But she acquitted him of...
