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It was more opportunities for the defense in the Oscar Pistorius trial to continue to reinforce the idea that the sprinter shot his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, by accident on Valentine's Day 2013.
The prosecutor, Gerrie Nel, hammered away at the defendant and went after inconsistencies in his time line and testimony. But the defense interviewed someone who lived in the gated community who received a phone call from Pistorius immediately after the shooting who seconded his state of mind at the time of the shooting.
Johan Stander was on the stand this morning...
Monday's proceedings ended early because lead defense attorney Barry Roux said he had expected Stander and his daughter to take up the full day. They didn't and no other defense witnesses were at the courthouse to go under examination.
Pistorius faces 25 years for Steenkamp's murder...
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Monday, May 5, 2014
Tuesday, April 15, 2014
Oscar Pistorius Trial Day 22: The Cross Ends
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Prosecutor Gerrie Nel rested his cross-examination of Oscar Pistorius after five days- maintaining that the sprinter lied, and is still lying, about his version of events from Valentine's Night, 2013. The prosecution is saying Pistorius lied about his shooting of Reeva Steenkamp was accidental- thinking she was a burglar holed up in the bathroom.
Pistorius shot through the door four times, hitting Steenkamp three and killing her. Nel delivered the prosecution's case and thinks his acts were intentional.
Here's Session One...
The defense called for redirect where lead attorney Barry Roux led Pistorius through his version of events. They then called a forensics expert who went through a noise analysis similar to that of the rounds Pistorius shot through the bathroom door.
Prosecutor Gerrie Nel rested his cross-examination of Oscar Pistorius after five days- maintaining that the sprinter lied, and is still lying, about his version of events from Valentine's Night, 2013. The prosecution is saying Pistorius lied about his shooting of Reeva Steenkamp was accidental- thinking she was a burglar holed up in the bathroom.
Pistorius shot through the door four times, hitting Steenkamp three and killing her. Nel delivered the prosecution's case and thinks his acts were intentional.
Here's Session One...
The defense called for redirect where lead attorney Barry Roux led Pistorius through his version of events. They then called a forensics expert who went through a noise analysis similar to that of the rounds Pistorius shot through the bathroom door.
Friday, April 11, 2014
Oscar Pistorius Trial Day 21: The Cross Continues
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The cross examination continues by prosecutor Gerrie Nel on Oscar Pistorius Friday.
Nel went as far as accusing Pistorius of talking through the bathroom door with girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp before discharging a weapon four times and killing her. Pistorius denied the accounts of Nel in open court maintaining that he thought the person behind the bathroom door was an intruder that came in through the window.
Nel took Pistorius' account apart piece by piece trying to attack the logic of his claims of the play-by-play of Valentines' Night of 2013.
Here's session one from Friday
The cross examination continues by prosecutor Gerrie Nel on Oscar Pistorius Friday.
Nel went as far as accusing Pistorius of talking through the bathroom door with girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp before discharging a weapon four times and killing her. Pistorius denied the accounts of Nel in open court maintaining that he thought the person behind the bathroom door was an intruder that came in through the window.
Nel took Pistorius' account apart piece by piece trying to attack the logic of his claims of the play-by-play of Valentines' Night of 2013.
Here's session one from Friday
Thursday, April 10, 2014
Oscar Pistorius Trial Say 20: The Cross Continues
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Prosecutor Gerry Nel continued his grilling of Oscar Pistorius in the sprinter's murder trial...
Nel accused Pistorius of being a fraud on more than one level and a person who was more concerned with putting the blame of his past on others and deflecting the incidents of his past- saying that others lied on the stand, evidence was tampered with, or that the defendant's timeline didn't add up to what the prosecution believed it to be...
Here's Part One of Day Two of the cross...
The judge in the case, Thokozile Masipa, will be the one delivering the verdict in the case since there is no jury system or alternative in South African law and trial cases...
Prosecutor Gerry Nel continued his grilling of Oscar Pistorius in the sprinter's murder trial...
Nel accused Pistorius of being a fraud on more than one level and a person who was more concerned with putting the blame of his past on others and deflecting the incidents of his past- saying that others lied on the stand, evidence was tampered with, or that the defendant's timeline didn't add up to what the prosecution believed it to be...
Here's Part One of Day Two of the cross...
The judge in the case, Thokozile Masipa, will be the one delivering the verdict in the case since there is no jury system or alternative in South African law and trial cases...
Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Oscar Pistorius Trial Day 19: Time For The Cross
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The prosecution got their chance to chase Oscar Pistorius this morning in his murder trial in South Africa...
Prosecutor Gerrie Nel wanted Pistorius to look at the photographs taken at the crime scene and wanted the sprinter to admit that he shot her instead of saying it was a mistake.
Pistorius, again, broke down. And the judge, again, asked for a recess...
Nel again would hammer at Pistorius' character and wanted him to say in open court that he "killed" her.
It's the very beginning of a very contentious question-and-answer for Pistorius, Nel, and Barry Roux- his attorney...
The prosecution got their chance to chase Oscar Pistorius this morning in his murder trial in South Africa...
Prosecutor Gerrie Nel wanted Pistorius to look at the photographs taken at the crime scene and wanted the sprinter to admit that he shot her instead of saying it was a mistake.
Pistorius, again, broke down. And the judge, again, asked for a recess...
Nel again would hammer at Pistorius' character and wanted him to say in open court that he "killed" her.
It's the very beginning of a very contentious question-and-answer for Pistorius, Nel, and Barry Roux- his attorney...
Monday, April 7, 2014
Oscar Pistorius Trial Day 17: He Takes The Stand
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As was the plan by the defense, Oscar Pistorius took the stand and apologized to the Steenkamp family for everything they have gone through since her death.
He showed up in Session two today...
Pistorius has maintained that he mistook his girlfriend as an intruder when he fired into the bathroom in his home Valentine's Day of 2013. Attorney Barry Roux walked the courtroom through his life in an attempt to counter the angry individual portrayed by the prosecution during their section of the proceedings. The defense also portrayed a fearful Pistorius was the reason he carried guns as a part of his daily life.
Court was adjourned while Pistorius was on the stand since the judge admitted Pistorius looked exhausted.
As was the plan by the defense, Oscar Pistorius took the stand and apologized to the Steenkamp family for everything they have gone through since her death.
He showed up in Session two today...
Pistorius has maintained that he mistook his girlfriend as an intruder when he fired into the bathroom in his home Valentine's Day of 2013. Attorney Barry Roux walked the courtroom through his life in an attempt to counter the angry individual portrayed by the prosecution during their section of the proceedings. The defense also portrayed a fearful Pistorius was the reason he carried guns as a part of his daily life.
Court was adjourned while Pistorius was on the stand since the judge admitted Pistorius looked exhausted.
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Oscar Pistorius Trial Day 12- Was Evidence Moved...???
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That's the contention of the defense if you look at the photos of the crime scene...
Oscar Pistorius' lead attorney, Barry Roux, has been trying to deconstruct testimony line-by-line with every prosecution witness that comes up onto the witness stand. Roux tried grilling the police photographer today...
The police ballistics expert was also on the stand trying to explain point-by-point how he reconstructed the scene of the gunshots and positions he thought successfully demonstrated the death of Reeva Steenkamp.
Here's today's testimony...
That's the contention of the defense if you look at the photos of the crime scene...
Oscar Pistorius' lead attorney, Barry Roux, has been trying to deconstruct testimony line-by-line with every prosecution witness that comes up onto the witness stand. Roux tried grilling the police photographer today...
The police ballistics expert was also on the stand trying to explain point-by-point how he reconstructed the scene of the gunshots and positions he thought successfully demonstrated the death of Reeva Steenkamp.
Here's today's testimony...
Thursday, March 13, 2014
Oscar Pistorius Trial: Day 9- Pictures From The Scene
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Prosecutors continue their case against sprinter Oscar Pistorius...
Day 9 had them presenting "after" photos of the crime scene which, again, caused Pistorius to become physically ill as he sat at his defense table. The pictures were displayed on monitors, but as Pistorius continued to see the photos and react the way he was, his monitor was eventually turned off...
Here's the first part of the session...
Prosecutors continue their case against sprinter Oscar Pistorius...
Day 9 had them presenting "after" photos of the crime scene which, again, caused Pistorius to become physically ill as he sat at his defense table. The pictures were displayed on monitors, but as Pistorius continued to see the photos and react the way he was, his monitor was eventually turned off...
Here's the first part of the session...
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Oscar Pistorius Trial: Day 8- Reconstructing The Scene
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The prosecution had their moments with a police officer constructing what they believe to be the events in the bedroom the night of the Reeva Steenkamp murder. Police Colonel J.G. Vermeulen swung a cricket bat at a makeshift construction of the Pistorius bathroom to recreate the event as they saw it unfold.
He, naturally, faced tough questioning from the defense lawyer...
Here's that segment...
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Testimony also continued from a friend of Pistorius', Darren Fresco, about the incident previously talked about where the Olympian shot a hole in a sunroof in a vehicle...
The prosecution had their moments with a police officer constructing what they believe to be the events in the bedroom the night of the Reeva Steenkamp murder. Police Colonel J.G. Vermeulen swung a cricket bat at a makeshift construction of the Pistorius bathroom to recreate the event as they saw it unfold.
He, naturally, faced tough questioning from the defense lawyer...
Here's that segment...
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Testimony also continued from a friend of Pistorius', Darren Fresco, about the incident previously talked about where the Olympian shot a hole in a sunroof in a vehicle...
Thursday, March 6, 2014
Oscar Pistorius Trial: Day Four- More Cross On The Neighbor
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Day Four of the Oscar Pistorius Trial centered around the continued cross-examination of neighbor Charl Johnson and the discussion of just how many gunshots he heard and from what kind of gun. His testimony had to stop yesterday after he asked to retrieve his notes from the shooting death of Reeva Steenkamp last Valentine's Day.
Pistorius' lead defense attorney, Barry Roux, asked Johnson if he heard screaming and gunshots- Johnson owns a 9mm pistol and says he recognized the sound of the gunfire.
A radiologist was called to the stand later in the day and went through the scene when he came upon it after Steenkamp was shot. Johan Stipp said in his testimony that he recalls Pistorius admitting he shot Steenkamp.
It's the first time in open court that the immediate aftermath of the shooting has been discussed as well where Stipp described the scene as Pistorius tried to stop Steenkamp from bleeding out and prayed over her body in the front of their house.
Day Four of the Oscar Pistorius Trial centered around the continued cross-examination of neighbor Charl Johnson and the discussion of just how many gunshots he heard and from what kind of gun. His testimony had to stop yesterday after he asked to retrieve his notes from the shooting death of Reeva Steenkamp last Valentine's Day.
Pistorius' lead defense attorney, Barry Roux, asked Johnson if he heard screaming and gunshots- Johnson owns a 9mm pistol and says he recognized the sound of the gunfire.
A radiologist was called to the stand later in the day and went through the scene when he came upon it after Steenkamp was shot. Johan Stipp said in his testimony that he recalls Pistorius admitting he shot Steenkamp.
It's the first time in open court that the immediate aftermath of the shooting has been discussed as well where Stipp described the scene as Pistorius tried to stop Steenkamp from bleeding out and prayed over her body in the front of their house.
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