According to News24, “Masipa struck the application off the role, arguing that both sides had an opportunity to make representations during the appeal hearing, and she cannot review her own ruling.”
The news comes after Masipa had granted the State’s application to appeal Pistorius’ culpable homicide conviction, but dismissed its application to appeal his five-year jail sentence.
State Prosecutor Gerrie Nel was quoted as saying, “This matter should not be granted,” arguing that this would spark appeal after appeal.
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NEWS JUST IN: Judge Thokozile Masipa has struck off the court roll an appeal by Oscar Pistorius’s defence team.
— Eyewitness News (@ewnupdates) March 13, 2015
The court has struck Oscar Pistorius appeal matter off the roll pic.twitter.com/aYOGqOZCSL
— SABC News (@SABCNews) March 13, 2015
