He was brought to court to learn his sentence was being reduced due to that revelation.

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Mr. Merah was due to appear before a local court in April to learn whether he would serve the sentence, Mr. Etelin said.

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When you read more, you learn a lot more words and a lot better sentence structure and it helps to develop your own style.

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The main purpose of a criminal sentence is to protect society from further crime by giving offenders a chance to learn from their mistakes, develop socially responsible behaviour and be able to live a crime-free life after their release from prison.

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