in a way, yes she has
Him thinking it was an intruder gets him off scott free of any intent to murder Reeva, which for some reason was the prosecution's theory. Win for Oscar.
I think it will have been considered in the 'was it reasonable to fire indiscriminently at the door' question, in the sense that you have to consider whether it's reasonable to just shoot intruders. I think it's been considered but the judge has discounted it partly on the basis that he had security available who he didn't call. Had he been alone without back-up, the inference is that if it was an intruder it may have been reasonable to fire at the door.
Posted By: CWC on September 11th 2014 at 18:03:11
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- A reasonable man bollocks. (General Chat) - harry boulders, Sep 11, 13:37:45
- Indeed. The judge appears to have contradicted herself a bit. (General Chat) - trafford_canary, Sep 11, 13:52:10
- they are different things (General Chat) - CWC, Sep 11, 14:27:36
- So, has the judge even addressed the key issue of Pistorius's defence? (General Chat) - norway, Sep 11, 15:13:13
- in a way, yes she has (General Chat) - CWC, Sep 11, 18:03:11
- Sorry *this* story... (General Chat) - norway, Sep 11, 15:13:42
- So, has the judge even addressed the key issue of Pistorius's defence? (General Chat) - norway, Sep 11, 15:13:13
- And this is why adjourning to tomorrow is really, really unhelpful (General Chat) - norway, Sep 11, 13:59:06
- they are different things (General Chat) - CWC, Sep 11, 14:27:36
- Indeed. The judge appears to have contradicted herself a bit. (General Chat) - trafford_canary, Sep 11, 13:52:10
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