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What's next for Oscar Pistorius case?
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Star athlete awaits murder trial after being awarded bail
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- Date Feb 22, 2013
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Not doctor Llewellyn Greg -- -- he was in the courtroom he is with -- A legal counsel there in Pretoria South Africa and he is with us now can you explain to us in very simple terms why the judge felt.
That bail was.
Bail was OK for the stories.
Well.
Or an old -- -- -- -- basic principle of -- and you know country.
And -- to determine rated the accused will ultimately -- -- Reading between the met him he is responsible -- -- purpose is ultimately.
And order to hold the measures that came to the conclusion that -- notified of the fight dressed.
That he will ultimately stand -- and that was basically the reason why the -- -- the end of the day decided to go on by him and ordered all I think it was well -- -- Well balanced and -- reasonable good judgment.
Which is not.
Mississippi susceptibility of -- stage that she -- so what is this story as do between now on the fourth of June.
And then what happens on the legal side of this maybe for his defense team.
For even more importantly for the state to prove its case over the next three and a half months.
You know what but what what happened is -- will probably take off and I -- to him that.
-- some -- with his family Justin Cooper -- and that.
Have a decent ball and so forth and so.
-- and in and indeed proceedings and it's all preparation was soft obviously there's a lot of work to be done by both sides.
The prosecution will -- construed denies the defense faced by Austin's.
The full court by -- of these affidavits.
As -- cica dividends to -- From the defense side in -- terms of our constitution.
They will be entitled to discovery of oil dividends what's coming.
By the site.
They will decrease further particulars to discharges.
And they look -- -- -- thought preparation and the dating game witnesses what it's all that we'll unlikely to be.
Following you in about six -- eight months from now -- And -- be summertime here in the US now based on what you have heard about the evidence.
And based on what is is yet to be made public.
What is the State's strongest case to prove murder or perhaps premeditated murder against.
Yeah he must have been made up Conti we don't necessarily have a safe -- that a face cold premeditated murder.
We've got married we don't have we will we will but culpable homicide.
Weeks he's.
Moralist what manslaughter today in the UK and elsewhere and who -- On the assumption that the state can -- in case.
They can have a conviction on -- if not and on the assumption that they can prove this like just a minute just recorded -- one proceeded through.
On negligence -- taken -- to get a conviction on culpable homicide so.
Ultimately on both sides beyond -- post obviously that was might sit in no uncertain terms by the majesty -- these judgment.
But.
Make no mistake it's not as if this is the end of the road.
Hospitals have.
Those of some work to do in order to make sure that he's if he's ultimately.
Stand needed to dispute to -- by the prosecution getting cross examination at all.
Okay very direct question here if if you can prove that he applied his prosthetic legs.
Before -- shots were fired.
Or if the defense can prove otherwise.
Why and how is that significant is that -- is that truly the linchpin of this case.
You must understand at this stage.
They -- remaining issues in dispute.
But ultimately.
-- motor wasteful elements of the gone that the state must do.
Obviously that it was an action that we -- submitted by.
That he was a -- finesse and that one is obviously not admit -- mistakes and they know what people means we are which has to do with the -- All of the accused which is also in dispute.
What -- I live had issues already admitted by the defeats so ultimately.
We would have to look at the -- -- to -- by a defense like self defense.
And obviously taking into consideration need to facetious and and and what happens.
Surrounding -- it used to shooting itself that might have an implication on the credibility of of the witness and ultimately on you know Oscars and data but it -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- After coming days to -- -- to substantiate these by the defense defeats which you base doctor thank you really appreciate your insight there.