BREAKING: #OscarPistorius guilty of murder - SCA https://t.co/Wp1qQ7fLLH pic.twitter.com/7au0ONFE63
— News24 (@News24) December 3, 2015
Judge Eric Leach read out a unanimous Supreme Court of Appeal ruling that convicted Oscar Pistorius of murder setting aside the culpable homicide conviction handed down by Judge Thokozile Masipa in September 2014.
But what exactly were the reasons that the original conviction was set aside?
Leach slams Masipa for ignoring certain crucial evidence in #OscarPistorius trial - specifically ballistic evidence @eNCA
— Karyn Maughan (@karynmaughan) December 3, 2015
#OscarPistorius Three key issues that swayed the SCA: Oscar's firearm. Kind of ammunition. Size of toilet cubicle.
— Alex Eliseev (@alexeliseev) December 3, 2015
#OscarPistorius Judge Leach says there was an error in law, circumstantial evidence ignored Oscar should have been found guilty of murder.
— Gia Nicolaides (@GiaNicolaides) December 3, 2015
#OscarPistorius Leach: I have no doubt that when firing the shots Pistorius must have foreseen whoever behind the door might be killed. BB
— Barry Bateman (@barrybateman) December 3, 2015
But the question is what now? Does the former Blade Runner go back to prison?
#OscarPistorius Now, Oscar goes back to court for arguments over what sentence he should be given for murder. Masipa will have to handle it.
— Alex Eliseev (@alexeliseev) December 3, 2015
No order from the court as to whether #OscarPistorius should be jailed pending appeal @eNCA
— Karyn Maughan (@karynmaughan) December 3, 2015
Technically, murder does carry a minimum sentence of 15 years in jail BUT judge can exercise discretion if there are compelling factors.
— Mandy Wiener (@MandyWiener) December 3, 2015
For the full judgment click here or see below
The judge in the sentencing case will be the initial judge, Masipa, and of course in Twitterverse nothing goes meme-less:
Judge Masipa be like... #OscarPistorius pic.twitter.com/72I9eutpv7
— Eusebius McKaiser (@Eusebius) December 3, 2015
Judge Masipa listening to SCA judgement... #OscarPistorius pic.twitter.com/W7WG7f9uII
— Thulani Nene (@2laninene) December 3, 2015
But Judge Masipa was not the only one to catch the eye of Twitterverse, rhymes were being crafted as Judge Leach spoke:
'Spent ages talkin 'bout yo intention / sending you to jail at my discretion' (-_-) #LeachBars #OscarPistorius (-_-) https://t.co/Azu0XyWVVm
— Tyson Ngubeni (@tysonngubeni) December 3, 2015
Roses are red, Violets are glorious, Don't try to surprise #OscarPistorius
— Funny Tweets (@FunnyThingsUK) December 3, 2015
And the memes just kept on coming:
Oscar's murder conviction came on National Disability Day. I can't make this up. #OscarPistorius
— Cape Town, Bru! (@CapeTown_Bru) December 3, 2015
To be honest I never thought #OscarPistorius had a leg to stand on anyway pic.twitter.com/3NmsC3iPto
— ELLIOT (@EJNDave) December 3, 2015
Pistorians like... pic.twitter.com/q2CYwwUzbb
— Charl du Plessis (@CharlduPlessc) December 3, 2015
Thanks to the #OscarPistorius case confusion I've now learned the word "Sorry" and "Correction" in about 15 different languages.
— Scott Reid ?? (@scottreid1980) December 3, 2015
Just a reminder, South Africa: it's not April Fool's Day. #OscarPistorius #HeynekeMeyer
— Derick Watts & TSB (@derickwatts) December 3, 2015