South African prosecutors to appeal verdict and sentence in the Oscar Pistorius case . As a result , prosecutors argue , he should not have been convicted on the culpable homicide charge chosen by the judge . Appeal does n't mean word 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 .
South African prosecutors to appeal verdict and sentence in the Oscar Pistorius case . Appeal does n't mean word 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 .