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MyShirley  +  189969 Sat, 28 Jan 06 03:38 PM

She could get time shaved off his sentence for continued cooperation.

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MrPedantic  +  190041 Sat, 28 Jan 06 05:32 PM

"She could cause his (prison) sentence to be reduced in return for his cooperation."

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