Oscar's Sentence

[DiscoStu]

He's going to jail, judge seems to have been pretty damning of his conduct so far.

[pjclarke]

Putting the most favourable possible interpretation on the facts, he fired a lethal weapon through a door at person or persons unknown. Punishing that with anything less than jail time surely gives South Africans carte blanche to open fire on anyone on their property, ask questions later....

[mudskipper]

Count 1 - Culpable Homicide

Five years

Count 2 - Firearms

Three years suspended for five years.

[barrydidit]

Count 1 - Culpable Homicide

Five years

Count 2 - Firearms

Three years suspended for five years.

So now another 2 years for the appeal process, right?

[TheFaQQer]

The defence would do well to take that and let it go.

The prosecution will appeal it as either the wrong judgement, the wrong sentence or both.

Part of the defence argument was that he had no money. If that's the case, shouldn't they be after a longer sentence so he has somewhere to live for a few years more?

[mudskipper]

They're saying he may only need to serve 1/6th - less than a year.

[TheFaQQer]

They're saying he may only need to serve 1/6th - less than a year.

[SueEllen]

His uncle is saying no appeal.

[SueEllen]

10 months in jail and house arrest for the rest.

[SpontaneousOrder]

10 months in jail and house arrest for the rest.

Do you get paid to be under house arrest? I.e. in jail you get fed and watered, heating etc. Under house arrest someone needs t pay those bills.