Original sentence: Originally, Atkins had been offered a reduced sengtence (life imprisonment instead of the death penalty) for her testimony, since she was the first defendant in custody and had agreed to tell her story at a grand jury proceeding; Atkins relinquished this chance when she resumed her allegiance to Manson and repudiated any incriminating statements
Edited sentence: Originally, Atkins had been offered a reduced sentence (life imprisonment instead of the death penalty) for her testimony, since she was the first defendant in custody and had agreed to tell her story at a grand jury proceeding; Atkins relinquished this chance when she resumed her allegiance to Manson and repudiated any incriminating statements