Oscar Pistorius lawyer says athlete vulnerable when he killed girlfriend, has lost everything

Oscar Pistorius adjusts trouser as he arrives at the high court in Pretoria, South Africa, Friday, Oct. 17, 2014. Following the testimony hearing, which is expected to end this week, Judge Thokozile Masipa will rule on what punishment Pistorius must serve after convicting him of culpable homicide for shooting his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp through a toilet door in his home. (AP Photo) (The Associated Press)

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Oscar Pistorius adjust trouser as he arrives at the high court in Pretoria, South Africa, Friday, Oct. 17, 2014. Following the testimony hearing, which is expected to end this week, Judge Thokozile Masipa will rule on what punishment Pistorius must serve after convicting him of culpable homicide for shooting his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp through a toilet door in his home. (AP Photo) (The Associated Press)

Oscar Pistorius, at the end of the fourth day of sentencing proceedings in the high court in Pretoria, South Africa, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014. Following the testimony hearing, which is expected to end this week, Judge Thokozile Masipa will rule on what punishment Pistorius must serve after convicting him of culpable homicide for shooting his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp through a toilet door in his home. (AP Photo/Alon Skuy, Pool) (The Associated Press)

Oscar Pistorius' chief defense lawyer says the athlete did not act with any "deviousness" when he killed girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp and that he felt vulnerable and anxious.

Lawyer Barry Roux was presenting his final arguments Friday to a judge at the end of the double-amputee athlete's sentencing hearing.

Roux told Judge Thokozile Masipa that Pistorius' state of mind when he shot Steenkamp through a toilet cubicle door in his home should be taken into account in his sentence.

Pistorius testified he mistook Steenkamp for a dangerous intruder in his home. He was convicted of culpable homicide.

Pistorius' lawyers have argued for a sentence involving house arrest and community service. Prosecutors, who charged that the double-amputee athlete intentionally shot Steenkamp during an argument, want Pistorius sent to prison.

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