State says South Africa’s constitutional court should not hear appeal by former athlete over fresh conviction for murdering Reeva SteenkampOscar Pistorius appeal to South Africas highest court against a murder conviction is contrived” and without merit,prosecutors say.
The former Olympian, who shot dead Reeva Steenkamp in 2013, or earlier this month sought leave to appeal to the constitutional court to overturn his murder conviction.
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Source: theguardian.com