South African prosecutors to appeal verdict and sentence in the ` We take note of the announcement made by the state . case . Appeal does n't mean Pistorius is getting out , Masipa legal analyst Pistorius says . The verdict can be changed only if a court rules the judge misapplied law , Brent Swails says . 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 the judge misapplied law , Phelps says . Sentence must be found to be `` shockingly inappropriate '' if appeal is to succeed , she says .