Trial Discussion Thread #59 - 14.21.10, Day 48 ~ sentencing~

[soozieqtips]

Now what?? Is he going straight to jail?

 

[Suthrnqt]

James Grant @ CriminalLawZa

Masipa: All things considered, on culp, I sentence the accused to 5 years imprisonment, 0 years suspended.

 

[zwiebel]

N:...the court will order the immediate search and seizure...I think the court has done what the court must do and that is the end of the case

Roux is satisfied too.

 

[minor4th]

Fair sentence. Neither side is totally happy with it.

 

[LemonMousse]

I want to see handcuffs and a prison van now.

 

[jacalyn]

On CNN he is going to jail? Its 4:30AM here & I am ill. BUT did he really get PRISION time? 5 years

 

[PrimeSuspect]

everyone looks confused

 

[KarenUK]

Remember - 5 year sentence means he could be free after not much more than 2 years. #OscarPistorius

https://twitter.com/BBCAndrewH/status/524479212703342592

Thats 2 years more than I thought he would get, no where near enough though :-(

 

[JudgeJudi]

So this is what we've got ... 5 years.

 

[Purra]

This 'man' took the life of a lovely young lady and he gets FIVE freakin' years???? UGHHHHHH

 

[OZe]

Not what one might have hoped for, but it is a jail sentence and that is, as she said, hopefully some measure of closure for Reeva's parents.

 

[christee]

Sky News ‏@SkyNews 3m3 minutes ago Watch the moment Oscar Pistorius is sentenced #PistoriusTrial https://skynews.grabyo.com/g/v/vps8FBLvlBb
Sky News
Play

 

[jimmy73]

Yes. 5 years, though parole may make that stay a fair bit shorter.

 

[Ncl1968]

Court ahh op goin jail small time but at least its spme time

 

[zwiebel]

Judge: Before I adjourn, I want to thank counsel, all the staff...and I wish to thank the gallery....

Adjourned

Has anyone got visual? What did OP look like when he heard?

 

[PrimeSuspect]

lost feed, damn

 

[soozieqtips]

Five years minimum? Doesn't that mean no time off for good behaviour?

 

[kaos]

I didn't think I'd ever see OP going down those stairs!!

 

[OZe]

Do those steps in the court lead down to hell?

 

[ColonelMustard]

Did they just go down a hole in the middle of the courtroom?