Was Oscar Pistorius convicted of the wrong crime? A 36 year advocate says groupthink sentenced him artwork
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Was Oscar Pistorius convicted of the wrong crime? A 36 year advocate says groupthink sentenced him

Sep 11, 2026 · 30:56

For six years, retired senior advocate Chris Marnewick worked through the 3,000 page record of the Oscar Pistorius trial, line by line, against the judgments that decided his fate. His conclusion, set out in a new book, is that the Supreme Court of Appeal got it wrong: Pistorius should have been convicted of culpable homicide, not murder. Marnewick argued that the cross-examination crossed lines a…