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Pistorius to Learn if He Must Return to Jail for Murder
Oscar Pistorius will learn today if he will be sent back to jail, when South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal announces its verdict on a bid by prosecutors to have him convicted of murder for killing his girlfriend.
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South African Appeals Court to Give Verdict on Oscar Pistorius This Week
Oscar Pistorius was convicted of manslaughter for shooting girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine's Day 2013. He was released from jail on October 19 after serving one year of a five-year sentence and is under house arrest.
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Oscar Pistorius' Lawyers Fail in Attempt to Stop Appeal Against his Sentence
Oscar Pistorius's defence had sought to block prosecutors from appealing the double-amputee athlete's culpable homicide conviction in order to seek a murder verdict that carries more time in prison.
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Prosecution Appeal Against Oscar Pistorius Verdict Accepted
Judge Thokozile Masipa asked the Supreme Court of Appeals in Bloemfontein to assess whether she was mistaken in determining that Oscar Pistorius did not intentionally shoot his girlfriend, model Reeva Steenkamp.
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Pretoria Judge Allows Prosecutors to Appeal Oscar Pistorius Verdict
Oscar Pistorius was jailed for five years in October for killing his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. The double-amputee athlete claimed in his defence that he accidentally shot Steenkamp thinking her to be an intruder in his home.
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Prosecutors Appeal 'Shockingly Light' Oscar Pistorius Verdict
Oscar Pistorius was handed the five-year sentence after he was was found guilty of culpable homicide -- a count equivalent to manslaughter -- for shooting dead the 29-year-old model on Valentine's Day 2013.
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South Africa Prosecutors Appeal Oscar Pistorius Verdict
South African prosecutors on Tuesday filed an appeal against the sentence and conviction of star Paralympian Oscar Pistorius, who last month was sentenced to five years for the culpable homicide of his girlfriend.
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South African Prosecution Says it Will Appeal Oscar Pistorius Verdict
South African Paralympian Oscar Pistorius started serving his prison sentence on Oct. 21 after he was acquitted of murder by a judge and found guilty of a lesser charge of culpable homicide, or manslaughter, for shooting girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp through a toilet door in his home.
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Oscar Prosecutors Still Weighing Appeal of Verdict
Oscar Pistorius was sentenced to up to five years in jail for killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
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Psychologist Testifies Before Oscar Pistorius Sentencing
A psychologist is testifying on the first day of the sentencing portion of the trial of Oscar Pistorius, who was convicted last month of culpable homicide for shooting girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
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Oscar Pistorius Back in Court for Pre-Sentencing Arguments
Oscar Pistorius last month escaped a murder conviction in a verdict that shocked the country and fuelled criticism of South Africa's legal system. The process is expected to last up to four days, with Judge Thokozile Masipa then likely adjourning court and announcing her sentencing decision at a later date.
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South Africa Hosts Second Sensational Murder Trial
One month after a verdict in the Oscar Pistorius trial, South African justice is again under international scrutiny as prosecutors press a murder case against a British man accused of hiring local men to kill his wife on their 2010 honeymoon and make it look like a botched carjacking.
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Oscar Pistorius Trial: Reeva Steenkamp's Parents 'Shocked' by Verdict
Oscar Pistorius was found not guilty of murder, but was later convicted on the less serious charge of culpable homicide.
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Oscar Pistorius Verdict 'Not Right', Say Reeva Steenkamp's Parents
The parents of Reeva Steenkamp, who was shot and killed by Oscar Pistorius, reacted with disbelief at a judge's decision to acquit the star athlete of murder charges.
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Oscar Pistorius Trial: Murder Ruled Out, Athlete Faces Homicide Verdict
In a globally-broadcast live television verdict, Judge Thokozile Masipa on Thursday found the double amputee "Blade Runner" not guilty of deliberately killing 29-year-old Reeva Steenkamp.
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Pistorius to Learn if He Must Return to Jail for Murder
Oscar Pistorius will learn today if he will be sent back to jail, when South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal announces its verdict on a bid by prosecutors to have him convicted of murder for killing his girlfriend.
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South African Appeals Court to Give Verdict on Oscar Pistorius This Week
Oscar Pistorius was convicted of manslaughter for shooting girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine's Day 2013. He was released from jail on October 19 after serving one year of a five-year sentence and is under house arrest.
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Oscar Pistorius' Lawyers Fail in Attempt to Stop Appeal Against his Sentence
Oscar Pistorius's defence had sought to block prosecutors from appealing the double-amputee athlete's culpable homicide conviction in order to seek a murder verdict that carries more time in prison.
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Prosecution Appeal Against Oscar Pistorius Verdict Accepted
Judge Thokozile Masipa asked the Supreme Court of Appeals in Bloemfontein to assess whether she was mistaken in determining that Oscar Pistorius did not intentionally shoot his girlfriend, model Reeva Steenkamp.
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Pretoria Judge Allows Prosecutors to Appeal Oscar Pistorius Verdict
Oscar Pistorius was jailed for five years in October for killing his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. The double-amputee athlete claimed in his defence that he accidentally shot Steenkamp thinking her to be an intruder in his home.
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Prosecutors Appeal 'Shockingly Light' Oscar Pistorius Verdict
Oscar Pistorius was handed the five-year sentence after he was was found guilty of culpable homicide -- a count equivalent to manslaughter -- for shooting dead the 29-year-old model on Valentine's Day 2013.
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South Africa Prosecutors Appeal Oscar Pistorius Verdict
South African prosecutors on Tuesday filed an appeal against the sentence and conviction of star Paralympian Oscar Pistorius, who last month was sentenced to five years for the culpable homicide of his girlfriend.
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South African Prosecution Says it Will Appeal Oscar Pistorius Verdict
South African Paralympian Oscar Pistorius started serving his prison sentence on Oct. 21 after he was acquitted of murder by a judge and found guilty of a lesser charge of culpable homicide, or manslaughter, for shooting girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp through a toilet door in his home.
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Oscar Prosecutors Still Weighing Appeal of Verdict
Oscar Pistorius was sentenced to up to five years in jail for killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
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Psychologist Testifies Before Oscar Pistorius Sentencing
A psychologist is testifying on the first day of the sentencing portion of the trial of Oscar Pistorius, who was convicted last month of culpable homicide for shooting girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
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Oscar Pistorius Back in Court for Pre-Sentencing Arguments
Oscar Pistorius last month escaped a murder conviction in a verdict that shocked the country and fuelled criticism of South Africa's legal system. The process is expected to last up to four days, with Judge Thokozile Masipa then likely adjourning court and announcing her sentencing decision at a later date.
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South Africa Hosts Second Sensational Murder Trial
One month after a verdict in the Oscar Pistorius trial, South African justice is again under international scrutiny as prosecutors press a murder case against a British man accused of hiring local men to kill his wife on their 2010 honeymoon and make it look like a botched carjacking.
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Oscar Pistorius Trial: Reeva Steenkamp's Parents 'Shocked' by Verdict
Oscar Pistorius was found not guilty of murder, but was later convicted on the less serious charge of culpable homicide.
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Oscar Pistorius Verdict 'Not Right', Say Reeva Steenkamp's Parents
The parents of Reeva Steenkamp, who was shot and killed by Oscar Pistorius, reacted with disbelief at a judge's decision to acquit the star athlete of murder charges.
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Oscar Pistorius Trial: Murder Ruled Out, Athlete Faces Homicide Verdict
In a globally-broadcast live television verdict, Judge Thokozile Masipa on Thursday found the double amputee "Blade Runner" not guilty of deliberately killing 29-year-old Reeva Steenkamp.
