▁protect ive ▁cust ody ▁because ▁they ▁fe ared ▁their ▁prior ▁invol vement ▁with ▁law ▁enfor cement ▁might ▁lead ▁to ▁danger ▁from ▁fellow ▁prisoners . ▁In ▁the ▁end , ▁the ▁court ▁sent enced ▁them ▁to ▁ 2 1 ▁months ' ▁imprison ment , ▁but ▁they ▁were ▁released ▁on ▁b ail ▁pending ▁appeal ▁just ▁a ▁few ▁weeks ▁later . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁the ▁Court ▁of ▁App e al ▁for ▁Ontario ▁reduced ▁their ▁sentences ▁to ▁time ▁served ▁and ▁released ▁them . ▁However , ▁the ▁court ▁u ph eld ▁their ▁conv ict ions , ▁stating ▁" the ▁very ▁conv iction ▁of ▁those ▁men ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁serious ▁off enses ▁known ▁to ▁Canadian ▁law ▁would ▁go ▁a ▁long ▁way ▁towards ▁the ▁v ind ic ation ▁of ▁Canada ' s ▁so vere ig nt y ▁and ▁towards ▁rep udi ation ▁of ▁their ▁aff ront ▁to ▁it ". ▁ ▁Canada – U . S . ▁exchange ▁of ▁letters ▁After ▁the ▁J aff e ▁incident , ▁Canada ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁entered ▁into ▁discuss ions ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁come ▁to ▁an ▁understanding ▁which ▁could ▁prevent ▁future ▁cases ▁of ▁Canad ians ▁being ▁for ci b ly ▁removed ▁from ▁Canada ▁to ▁U . S . ▁juris diction . ▁The ▁result ▁was ▁a ▁January ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁exchange ▁of ▁letters ▁preceding ▁the ▁signing ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁protocol ▁to ▁the ▁two ▁countries ' ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁extr ad ition ▁treat y . ▁ ▁U . S . ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁George ▁Sh ult z '