i would have never hurt him, never. >> in her final arguments, defense attorney leigh cutter insistedwere a textbook example of sudden passion. >> the text messages, the calls, the taunting. those would probably make you really hate someone. but never having seen them until they drive by in your car, if that's not sudden passion where you're incapable of thinking clearly, i don't know what is. >> but prosecutor scott simpson told jurors not to be swayed by emotion. >> you shouldn't, for one second, feel ashamed or bad for doing what you believe to be right. >> after about three hours of deliberations, the jury was ready. all eyes were on bonnie contreras when she arrived to hear the sentence. and on frances hall, too. would she get life in prison or a chance at freedom? >> we unanimously find the defendant caused the death of bill hall under the immediate influence of sudden passion. we assess her punishment for a term of two years. >> two years. the absolute minimum sentence. what is going through your mind when you hear that? because things were looking bad. >> oh, yes. i was like,