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Oscar Pistorius: Guilty of culpable homicide, but not of murder by codeworks(m): 9:36am On Sep 12, 2014 |
Judge found Oscar Pistorius not guilty of an ammunition charge, saying state has not proven its case. http://cnn.it/1lZ4l4H Pretoria, South Africa (CNN) -- A judge found Oscar Pistorius guilty of culpable homicide, the South African term for unintentionally -- but unlawfully -- killing a person. The verdict comes a day after Judge Thokozile Masipa cleared Pistorius of murder in the killing of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp -- but he could still end up behind bars. The maximum prison sentence for culpable homicide is 15 years. Sentencing could be weeks away and will come after more legal argument. The verdict also dealt with three other charges, all weapons-related. He was found not guilty of two -- a car sunroof shooting incident and illegal possession of ammunition at his house. B The judge found Pistorius guilty of the third: a charge involving a shooting at a restaurant. Weapons charges In a shooting from a car's sunroof, Judge Thokozile Masipa said the state failed to prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt. She said she didn't find the state's witnesses persuasive, saying the the pair's version of events differed too much. In another shooting at a restaurant, she said the state had proven its case. Pistorius, she said, was trained in the use of guns and should not have asked for the gun at the restaurant, let alone handle it. In the third, Pistorius was found not guilty of an ammunition charge. Masipa saids the state failed to introduce evidence that proved he intended to possess the ammunition http://edition.cnn.com/2014/09/12/world/africa/oscar-pistorius-verdict/index.html?hpt=hp_c2 |
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