(ATR) The defense team for Olympian Oscar Pistorius submitted its legal summary on Monday as both sides prepare for closing arguments.
The prosecution turned in its legal summary last week, according to Sky News.
Closing arguments are set to begin Thursday and conclude on Friday.
Pistorius has confessed to firing the bullets that killed Reeva Steenkamp, but affirms he mistook her for an intruder on Valentine's Day of 2013. The prosecution has argued the Paralympian deliberately murdered his girlfriend following an argument that night.
Following closing arguments, it will be up to Judge Thokozile Masipa to decide whether the double-amputee sincerely made a mistake or intentionally murdered Steenkamp.
If the judge finds Pistorius guilty of murder,CNN legal analysts say the Paralympic gold medalist could face a prison term "ranging from 15 years to life."
If Judge Thokozile Masipa accepts that Pistorius mistook Steenkamp for an intruder, she could find him guilty of culpable homicide or acquit him. A verdict of culpable homicide, a lesser charge than murder, would leave the sentence at Masipa's discretion.
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