10 November 2014
The National Prosecuting Authority has confirmed that
its application for leave to appeal Oscar Pistorius judgment and sentence, will
be heard on the 9th of December 2014 at the North Guateng High
Court.
Last month Oscar Pistorius was sentenced to five years
in prison for shooting and killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on
Valentine’s Day last year.
NPA Spokesperson Nathi Mncube said they further reiterate
that their purpose for this leave to appeal because they believe that there was
an error in the law that was made in the interpretation of one of the element
in crime.
Mncube said we feel that it is important for the state to seek clarity from the Supreme Court of Appeal on the very same principle. This is for that reason that we have taken that decision that we are going to appeal.
Mncube said we feel that it is important for the state to seek clarity from the Supreme Court of Appeal on the very same principle. This is for that reason that we have taken that decision that we are going to appeal.
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