Cherwell
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I would not be too sure about that. He is facing four charges not one. He pleaded Not Guilty to all four. Roux in the HOA may have said that he was 'responsible for the gun going off', but his plea has not officially changed. (Unless I missed something.) This will reflect badly.
His original bail application has proved to be misleading. Don't forget, the restrictions around that bail application were subsequently appealed & lifted. Judge Masipa cannot simply extend his original bail, it would not cover his status as a convicted Murderer.
If convicted, I believe he will be incarcerated immediately, pending the lodging of an appeal & bail hearings being heard. And here is something else, I think I am in a minority of one that says he will not be granted bail until his appeal is heard. Whilst I respect the people on talk shows & commentators who seem to think he will still be a free man, they are not as 'Expert' as people think. They make mistakes and have got many things wrong in this case.
Judge Masipa will not.
If, as I hope, he gets a custodial sentence on the multiple gun offences, there'll be no reason for him to get bail even then.