and so they say well this is you know i i don't know if they say it's the first time offense or whatever but they give him a lighter sentence thinking he's not a habitual criminal
They never informed them that it was their first offense. 
mnli hypothesis: They never informed them that it was their first offense.  premise: and so they say well this is you know i i don't know if they say it's the first time offense or whatever but they give him a lighter sentence thinking he's not a habitual criminal