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. The judge found Pistorius guilty of the third: a charge involving a shooting at a restaurant. 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. Masipa, who has presided impassively for months over the high-profile trial, finally let the world know what she has been thinking on the first day of reading her verdict Thursday. Pistorius did not intend to kill Steenkamp, Masipa said, accepting his defense that he thought someone had broken into his house and that he believed he was defending himself. Pistorius, 27, has always admitted firing the bullets that killed his girlfriend Steenkamp, then a 29-year-old cover model about to turn reality TV star. He pleaded not guilty to murdering her in his home on Valentine's Day last year, claiming that the killing was a tragic mistake.
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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. The judge found Pistorius guilty of the third: a charge involving a shooting at a restaurant. 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. bedding sets , comforters on sale , gul ahmed bed sheets 2019 , bridal bed sheet design , bed spread sets , cotton mattress price , blanket online , vicky razai set , fitted sofa covers , lawn cotton suits Masipa, who has presided impassively for months over the high-profile trial, finally let the world know what she has been thinking on the first day of reading her verdict Thursday. Pistorius did not intend to kill Steenkamp, Masipa said, accepting his defense that he thought someone had broken into his house and that he believed he was defending himself. Pistorius, 27, has always admitted firing the bullets that killed his girlfriend Steenkamp, then a 29-year-old cover model about to turn reality TV star. He pleaded not guilty to murdering her in his home on Valentine's Day last year, claiming that the killing was a tragic mistake.
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