[TomGuy]

According to the NYPost:

July 20, 2002 -- A fed-up Bronx man who blew away a crackhead thief who was rifling through his car was sentenced yesterday to nine years in prison.

[Eala]

was sentenced yesterday to nine years in prison.

Hm. A bit of sensational difference between "three to nine" and "nine." (Does "three to nine" mean he serves at least three in prison and may be freed any time thereafter, or that he serves the remainder supervised on parole?)