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what the judge decided was that he had no intent to kill anyone but that his actions in shooting in the door were
negligent and just shooting in the door itself once that results in a death that's their type of manslaughter or
culpable homicide once she decided that pastorious did not intend to kill anybody that took both types of murder
off the table I find it difficult to reconcile that the judge did not consider the four bullet Hol significant
in my opinion the four bullet holes show an intent to shoot in a specific Direction knowing there was somebody
behind that door that's the intent to kill that I would have found him guilty of second degree murder because of this
is an example of a defendant getting the benefit of the state not proving their case Beyond A Reasonable Doubt there was
a lot of evidence in this case that could have found Pistorius guilty but the judge focused on whether or not she
was convinced Beyond A Reasonable Doubt and she simply was not as to his intent to kill as defense attorneys we always
want to win these cases but they should be celebrating tonight this could have ended up much worse for Pistorius

Criminal defense attorney and CNN Analyst Mark O'Mara explains how intent to kill played a part in the judge's verdict of culpable homicide in the Oscar Pistorius case.

Brief Summary

The episode critiques the Oscar Pistorius trial verdict and the judge's focus on intent over evidence of negligence.

Key points

Judge's Decision on Intent. The judge ruled Pistorius had no intent to kill, impacting the murder charges.
Four Bullet Holes. The significance of the four bullet holes was debated in relation to intent.

Episode highlights

Four Bullet HolesThe significance of the four bullet holes was debated in relation to intent.“The four bullet holes show an intent to shoot in a specific direction.”0:32Sep 13, 2014

Episode quotes

This could have ended up much worse for Pistorius.

Reflection on the outcome of the case.

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