South African prosecutors to appeal verdict and sentence in the Oscar Pistorius case . Appeal does n't mean Pistorius is getting out , CNN legal analyst Kelly Phelps says . Pistorius ' uncle , Arnold Pistorius , told CNN 's Robyn Curnow , `` We take note of the announcement made by the state . The verdict can be changed only if a court rules that Pistorius' actions were not premeditated or intentional. Sentence must be found to be `` shockingly inappropriate '' if appeal is to succeed , she says .
South African prosecutors to appeal verdict and sentence in the Oscar Pistorius case . Appeal does n't mean Pistorius is getting out , CNN legal analyst Kelly Phelps says . The verdict can be changed only if a court rules that Pistorius' actions were not premeditated or intentional. Sentence must be found to be `` shockingly inappropriate '' if appeal is to succeed , she says .