johannesburg south africa supreme court appeal sca hear state appeal six-year murder sentence hand paralympic gold medallist oscar pistorius nov. national prosecute authority npa say tuesday state argue six years jail lenient sentence murder pistorius reeva steenkamp girlfriend 2013. state paper stipulate clearly sentence impose shockingly low say npa spokesman luvuyo mfaku preside officer discretion deviate minimum prescribe sentence compel substantial circumstances exist ... matter preside officer exercise discretion lenient manner women right group country beset high level violent crime women say pistorius receive preferential treatment compare non-whites without wealth international celebrity status sca tell state prosecutors defence november would need argue case court would rule matter state prosecutors lead advocate gerrie nel say sentence lenient jail term less half 15 years seek arguments trial nel say pistorius show remorse 2013 shoot lawyers gold medallist know blade runner carbon-fibre prosthetics say deliberately kill model law graduate steenkamp athlete originally convict manslaughter sentence five years jail conviction increase murder sca december 2015 sentence increase six years trial judge thokozile masipa dismiss august 2016 request nel appeal pistorius sentence say persuade reasonable prospect success another court nel launch case sca bloemfontein 400 km 250 miles southwest johannesburg south africa 's court hear state 's appeal pistorius november