Lawyers

• Oscar Pistorius’s Lawyer Argues Court Discriminated Against Athlete’s Disability In Murder Conviction

  Oscar Pistorius's defense team has appealed to have the murder conviction overturned. Pistorius's lawyer states that the court has discriminated against the athlete failing to take into account his disability, vulnerability and anxiety on the ruling.

• Oscar Psitorius convicted of culpable homicide, but was cleared of murder charges; Reeva Steenkamp's family not satisfied with the decision

  On September 12, Oscar Pistorius was found guilty of culpable homicide for the shooting of her model girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, after being cleared of murder charges. However, Steenkamp's camp was not happy with the decision. The Paralympian will be sentenced on October 13.

• Judge to give decision on Oscar Pistorius murder case after closing arguments next week

  The prosecution and the defense are scheduled to give their closing arguments to the Pretoria high court on August 7, according to Sports World News. After hearing the arguments, Judge Thokozile Masipa will then rule either in favor or against the defendant. If Pistorius is found guilty of murdering his girlfriend, the Paralympian would be sent to prison for life.

• Pistorius arrives at hospital to begin 30-day mental evaluation

  Paralympian Oscar Pistorius arrived at the Weskoppies Psychiatric Hospital in South Africa for his first of 30 days of mental health evaluation as ordered by Judge Thokozile Masipa for his murder trial, Yahoo! Sports reported.

• Judge approves prosecutor's suggestion to detain Pistorius at hospital for psychiatric evaluation

  The presiding judge at Oscar Pistorius' murder trial agreed and approved prosecutor Gerrie Nel's suggestion to subject the accused on a mental health evaluation for 30 days at a facility, Bloomberg said.

• Prosecutor to have Pistorius under one-month evaluation to assess his mental health after psychiatrist testimony

  Prosecutor Gerrie Nels suggested that defendant Oscar Pistorius should be subject to mental health evaluations at a facility for 30 days after a psychiatrist claimed that he had been suffering anxiety disorder way before Reeva Steenkamp's death, Yahoo News said.

• New witnesses claim to hear man's cries for help at Pistorius home following fatal Steenkamp shooting

  The high court in Pretoria heard additional testimonies from a a couple who were neighbors with Oscar Pistorius, who had told the court that they were awoken with the sound of a bang presumably from the athlete's home and did not hear any screams, Bloomberg said.

• Lawyers repair Pistorius' defense in trial following stumble

  The defense team of Oscar Pistorius has presented two more witnesses who claimed in court that they saw the athlete in obvious distraught about his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp as he brought her down from his house following the fatal shooting on Valentine's Day last year, Bloomberg reported.

• Prosecutor challenges expertise of Pistorius witness

  Prosecutor Gerrie Nel said in court today that Oscar Pistorius' expert witness Roger Dixon, a former police investigator, does not have the training nor the credentials for him to be considered an expert in his opinion about the evidence found in the scene where the athlete fatally shot his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.