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".
