10 Dec 2014
Prosecution says things take time at the Supreme Court of Appeal; Oscar Pistorius could even be out of prison by appeal time.
10 Dec 2014
NPA - have to think about whether we still want to petition SCA in respect of sentence.
10 Dec 2014
NPA doesn't consider this a win, it's about justice, they say.
10 Dec 2014
NPA - We are now in the hands of the Supreme Court of Appeal in terms of a date for the appeal hearing.
10 Dec 2014
We will consider the issue of refusal to appeal ammunition charge, says the NPA.
10 Dec 2014
NPA - The issues we wanted clarified were questions of law and the judge agrees with us on that.
10 Dec 2014
NPA spokesperson - we welcome the outcome. This is what we wanted.
10 Dec 2014
"So if the Supreme Court of Appeal decides Oscar should be convicted of murder instead - the sentence WOULD change, right?" tweets lawyer David Dadic.
He responds: "Yes for sure - minimum sentence for murder is 15 years."
10 Dec 2014
Masipa has also ordered the State to pay defence costs for the sentence appeal.
10 Dec 2014
Masipa: Decided in favour of applicant on Count 1.
10 Dec 2014
Masipa: I’m persuaded that the state’s questions are questions of law.
10 Dec 2014
Are "questions of fact masquerading as questions of law?” asks Masipa. The answer will decide if OP's conviction stands.
10 Dec 2014
Masipa: Main point argued by both state and defense is whether grounds of appeal are on questions of law or fact.
10 Dec 2014
Masipa says she is not convinced that sentence is shockingly inappropriate and application on sentence can't succeed.
10 Dec 2014
Masipa: In none of submissions by state did I understand there was a misdirection.
10 Dec 2014
Masipa says she agrees that sentencing should do justice to community and family.
10 Dec 2014
Masipa: It cannot be in dispute that the parents of the accused have expressed their satisfaction with the sentence.
10 Dec 2014
Masipa: In terms of our Constitution, everyone is equal before the law.
10 Dec 2014
Masipa - Public interest in a particular matter is irrelevant and cannot determine outcome of any matter before court.
10 Dec 2014
Masipa: Before I proceed, it is necessary to deal with two issues raised by applicant.
10 Dec 2014
Judge Masipa has entered. She begins. Goes through applications before her.
10 Dec 2014
Oscar's father Henke is in court today.
10 Dec 2014
Pistorius's lawyer Barry Roux is at court today, so Brian Webber will be standing in and representing the defence, tweets Eyewitness News reporter Mandy Wiener.
Follow Wiener's tweets here
10 Dec 2014
Barry Roux
SC for Pistorius on Tuesday told the court that the law had been
correctly applied in the conviction and sentencing of the athlete.
Prosecutor Gerrie Nel argued that the sentence imposed on Pistorius was "shockingly inappropriate".
10 Dec 2014
Judge Thokozile Masipa is expected to give her ruling on the State's leave to appeal paralympian athlete Oscar Pistorius' sentence and conviction, in the High Court in Pretoria on Wednesday.
On Tuesday, Masipa thanked both counsel and postponed the case to Wednesday 9:30. "I want to think about it," she said.
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