OscarPistorius has been granted bail. He will continue to
live at his uncle's house, where he has been living for the past 18 months. Pistorius
lawyer Barry Roux asks for 13-16 October for the sentencing dates. However,
Judge Masipa said his sentencing starts on October 13, the judge said after
granting him bail.
JudgeThokozile Masipa
found Oscar Pistorius guilty of culpable homicide, the South African term for
unintentionally, but unlawfully killing a person. It's akin to negligent
killing. Friday's verdict comes a day after Judge Masipa cleared Pistorius of
murder in the killing of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp.
The customary maximum prison sentence for culpable homicide
is 15 years, but a typical sentence is five to eight years.
Sentencing could be weeks away and will come after more legal argument.
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