▁ 3 0 ▁years . ▁W on ▁would ▁later ▁say ▁upon ▁release ▁from ▁Stanley ▁Pr ison ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁press , ▁that ▁receiving ▁forg iveness ▁was ▁both ▁touch ing ▁and ▁hard ▁to ▁accept , ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁use ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁re integr ate ▁fully ▁back ▁into ▁society . ▁He ▁was ▁later ▁offered ▁cler ical ▁work ▁in ▁a ▁law ▁firm ▁through ▁the ▁government ' s ▁C riminal ▁Re h abil itation ▁Service . ▁ ▁With ▁a ▁change ▁in ▁law ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁Che ung ' s ▁prison ▁term ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁red et erm ined ▁by ▁the ▁court . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁his ▁sentence ▁was ▁converted ▁to ▁a ▁sentence ▁of ▁ 3 5 ▁years ▁in ▁prison . ▁Later , ▁Che ung ▁appe aled ▁to ▁the ▁court ▁for ▁a ▁less er ▁sentence ▁similar ▁to ▁W on ' s , ▁but ▁on ▁ 6 ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁the ▁ver dict ▁came ▁down ▁den ying ▁Che ung ' s ▁request , ▁cit ing ▁that ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁he in ous ▁nature ▁of ▁the ▁crime , ▁ 3 5 ▁years ▁for ▁Che ung ▁was ▁more ▁than ▁gener ous . ▁He ▁was ▁released ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁and ▁was ▁later ▁h ired ▁as ▁an ▁ins pection ▁worker ▁at ▁a ▁public ▁utility . ▁ ▁Kill ers ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁crime , ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁kill ers ▁had ▁no ▁criminal ▁records ▁beyond ▁mis de mean ors