South African court rejects state appeal over Pistorius sentence
South African Paralympian Oscar Pistorius during the third day of his hearing at the Pretoria High Court for sentencing procedures in his murder trial on June 15, 2016. He was sentenced to six years in prison for killing his girlfriend three years ago. PHOTO | AFP
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Judge Thokozile Masipa said in the High Court in Johannesburg that she was not persuaded there was a "reasonable prospect of success on appeal".
Pretoria. (NMG) A South African judge Friday rejected the state's appeal seeking a longer sentence for Paralympian Oscar Pistorius who is serving a six-year jail term for killing his girlfriend three years ago.
Judge Thokozile Masipa said in the High Court in Johannesburg that she was not persuaded there was a "reasonable prospect of success on appeal".
"I grant the following order: the application for leave to appeal against the sentence is dismissed with costs," said Masipa.
