02-13-2014, 08:45 AM
Let's Be Civil About Things; Tying Up Loose Ends Before Murder Trial
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Pistorius family spokeswoman Anneliese Burgess said a settlement agreement was finalized late last year with Cassidy Taylor-Memmory (pictured above). She accused Pistorius of assault in a September 2009 party incident at Pistorius' home. Taylor-Memmory reportedly injured her leg when the door broke.
"The reasoning for the settlement being that Oscar was advised by his lawyers that he could not run a civil and criminal matter (side) by side," Burgess said in a statement to The Associated Press. The matter had "no bearing" on Pistorius' murder trial, Burgess said, and was settled "solely for the purposes of expediency." Burgess did not give any details of the settlement.
Pistorius' lawyers are also in negotiations with the family of Steenkamp over another out-of-court settlement ahead of his murder trial.
Source:
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/oscar-pistor...ault-case/
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Reeva Steenkamp was shot a year ago tomorrow; time flies.
Pistorius goes on trial in three weeks for Reeva's murder and firearms charges; trial begins on March 3rd.
South Africa is trial by judge rather than jury, so there should be motions and testimony from the jump.
I'm very interested to see the South African criminal justice system in motion.
Pistorius family spokeswoman Anneliese Burgess said a settlement agreement was finalized late last year with Cassidy Taylor-Memmory (pictured above). She accused Pistorius of assault in a September 2009 party incident at Pistorius' home. Taylor-Memmory reportedly injured her leg when the door broke.
"The reasoning for the settlement being that Oscar was advised by his lawyers that he could not run a civil and criminal matter (side) by side," Burgess said in a statement to The Associated Press. The matter had "no bearing" on Pistorius' murder trial, Burgess said, and was settled "solely for the purposes of expediency." Burgess did not give any details of the settlement.
Pistorius' lawyers are also in negotiations with the family of Steenkamp over another out-of-court settlement ahead of his murder trial.
Source:
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/oscar-pistor...ault-case/
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Reeva Steenkamp was shot a year ago tomorrow; time flies.
Pistorius goes on trial in three weeks for Reeva's murder and firearms charges; trial begins on March 3rd.
South Africa is trial by judge rather than jury, so there should be motions and testimony from the jump.
I'm very interested to see the South African criminal justice system in motion.