State prosecutor Gerrie Nel stood before Judge Thokozile Masipa and argued for a harsher sentence and a murder conviction saying the five-year sentence was “shockingly inappropriate.”
Judge Grants Prosecution in Appeal an Pistorius Case
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Brandon Liggons, 2, holds an image of Muhammad Ali during the funeral procession for the three-time heavyweight boxing champion in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., June 10, 2016. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
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Judge Thokozile Masipa delivers judgment during the appeal by prosecutors against the verdict and sentence of Oscar Pistorius in the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria, Dec. 10, 2014.
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State Prosecutor Gerrie Nel speaks during his appeal against the verdict and sentence of South African Olympic and Paralympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius at the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria, Dec. 9, 2014.
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Judge Thokozile Masipa listens in court while State Prosecutor Gerrie Nel outlined his objections to the verdict and sentence against Pistorius who was convicted of the lesser charge of culpable homicide in October by Masipa, in Pretoria, South Africa, Dec. 9, 2014.