12-08-2015, 01:44 PM
Pistorius appeared in court today and was granted bail equivalent to just under $700 USD. He is prohibited from leaving the house except for between 7 am and 12 noon, cannot travel beyond 12 miles, handed over his passport, and must wear an ankle bracelet.
His attorneys plan to launch an appeal of the murder conviction with South Africa's Constitutional Court. If the Constitutional Court refuses to consider his request for appeal, Pistorius will remain living in his uncle's mansion until he is sentenced for murder in April.
The minimum sentence for murder in South Africa is 15 years, though a judge can reduce that sentence for what the law describes as exceptional circumstances.
Story: http://sports.yahoo.com/news/oscar-pisto...--spt.html
His attorneys plan to launch an appeal of the murder conviction with South Africa's Constitutional Court. If the Constitutional Court refuses to consider his request for appeal, Pistorius will remain living in his uncle's mansion until he is sentenced for murder in April.
The minimum sentence for murder in South Africa is 15 years, though a judge can reduce that sentence for what the law describes as exceptional circumstances.
Story: http://sports.yahoo.com/news/oscar-pisto...--spt.html