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Team Boston Legal vs Team CSI
Crown Prosecutor vs Criminal Defense
[The State v. Oscar Pistorius]

Oscar Pistorius, a South African Paralympic sprinter, was recently sentenced to 5 years in Pretoria (High Court of South Africa) for shooting his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp to death.
At the time of death, girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp was in the bathroom on the toilet, with the bathroom door locked. Pistorius shot the gun four times at the locked bathroom door, hitting Reeva with three bullets. He claimed to have had suspected an intruder in the bathroom, and not his girlfriend.

Along with the charge of culpable homicide [first or second degree could not be determined] of his girlfriend, Oscar Pistorius was also charged with reckless endangerment with a firearm for three years (a prison suspended sentencing), thus resulting in the total of five years in prison. An application to appeal the conviction will be heard by the
Court on December 9.

The Criminal Defense (Team CSI) must prove that the sentencing needs to be changed to make it harsher than five years in prison, whereas the Crown Prosecutors (Team Boston Legal) must either argue that the sentencing is
c o r r e c t or that it should be reduced.



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Well, this should be a thrilling ride. I can feel the adrenaline rush already.
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Guys, start discussing!! What are you waiting for?
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Originally posted by: Angel-Jot.

The Criminal Defense (Team CSI) must either argue that the sentencing is c o r r e c t or that it should be reduced. whereas the Crown Prosecutors (Team Boston Legal) must prove that the sentencing needs to be changed to make it harsher than five years in prison.



Participants, you have to work on this point.
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Hello guys,

How are the preparation going?

- Appy
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Originally posted by: shayranahui.



Participants, you have to work on this point.

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The trial of Oscar Pistorius for the murder of Reeva Steenkamp and several gun-related charges (The State vs Oscar Pistorius) in the High Court of South Africa in Pretoria opened on 3 March 2014. On 11-12 September 2014, Judge Thokozile Masipa delivered a verdict that Pistorius was not guilty of murder, but guilty of the culpable homicide of Steenkamp and reckless endangerment with a firearm at a restaurant. On 21 October 2014, Pistorius received a prison sentence of a maximum of five years for culpable homicide and a concurrent three-year suspended prison sentence for the separate reckless endangerment conviction.

Pistorius is a leading South African runner, who won attention as an athlete with a disability competing at a high level, including at multiple Paralympic Games and the 2012 Summer Olympics. Steenkamp, a model, was his girlfriend. In the early morning of Thursday, 14 February 2013, Steenkamp was shot and killed by Pistorius at his Pretoria home. Pistorius acknowledged that he shot Steenkamp, but said that he mistook her for an intruder. Pistorius was taken into police custody and was formally charged with murder in a Pretoria court on 15 February 2013.

On 25 February 2014, Judge President Dunstan Mlambo ruled in the High Court in Pretoria that the entire trial could be broadcast live via audio and that parts of the trial could be broadcast live via television, namely the opening and closing arguments, the testimony of consenting state witnesses, the judgment, and the sentencing if applicable.

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Bail Hearing

The bail hearing commenced on 19 February 2013 under Chief Magistrate of Pretoria Desmond Nair. During the hearing, both prosecution and defence said that Pistorius had fired four shots through a locked toilet door, hitting Steenkamp, who was inside, three times. Prosecutor Gerrie Nel claimed that Pistorius had put on his prosthetic legs, walked across his bedroom to the bathroom, and intentionally shot Steenkamp through the door. Nel argued that the time required for this process was sufficient to establish the alleged murder as premeditated. Pistorius said that he had thought Steenkamp was in the bed, and that the person in the toilet was an intruder.

Chief investigating officer Hilton Botha said at the bail hearing that a witness had heard gunshots coming from Pistorius' home and then a female screaming followed by more gunshots; he initially said the witness was 600 metres (2,000 ft) away, but later said the distance was 300 metres (980 ft). Botha also said the trajectory of the gunshots indicated that they had been fired downward and directly toward the toilet, seemingly conflicting with Pistorius' statement that he was not wearing his prosthetics at the time. He acknowledged that procedural mistakes had been made during the crime scene investigation and that police had found no evidence inconsistent with the version of events presented by Pistorius, adding later that equally nothing contradicted the police version, either. On 22 February 2013, Botha was removed from the case following revelations that he was facing attempted murder charges stemming from a 2009 incident. Botha was replaced by Vineshkumar Moonoo, described as "the most senior detective" in the South African Police Service.

On the first day of the bail hearing, Magistrate Nair ruled that for the purposes of the bail hearing Pistorius was charged with a Schedule 6 criminal offence, which relates to serious crimes including premeditated murder and requires exceptional circumstances for release on bail. On 22 February 2013, at the conclusion of the four-day bail hearing, Magistrate Nair said that the state had not convinced him that Pistorius posed a flight risk and fixed bail at R1 million (US$113,000). On 4 June 2013 the court case was postponed to allow time for further investigation until a hearing at Pretoria Magistrate's Court on 19 August 2013, when Pistorius was formally indicted on charges of murder and the illegal possession of ammunition. The indictment noted that even if Pistorius was mistaken in the identity of the person he shot, the intention was to kill.

In late June 2013, Pistorius returned to training, reportedly looking much thinner and wearing a beard. His agent said that it was a very emotional experience for Pistorius and that returning had been a "bittersweet" moment for him.

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Start Discussing, guys!! We can't lose without trying!!

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