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Driver's 14-year sentence may be cut as Canberra marches for Matthew

Shakira May Adams was sentenced to 14 years for killing Matthew McLuckie. Prosecutors now say she may get a shorter sentence, saying she bears less blame than they first argued.

Why it mattersThis raises hard questions about how courts weigh a criminal's background against the harm they caused. It makes people ask whether justice is really served when a sentence gets shorter after conviction.