On Monday, the brother of San Francisco’s mayor saw a resentencing that resulted in a shorter prison term for his involvement in his girlfriend’s death during a 2000 incident.

As she drove a getaway car following a robbery over the Golden Gate Bridge, the tragedy unfolded.

San Francisco Superior Court Judge Brendan Conroy reduced Napoleon Brown’s initial 44-year sentence to just over 31 years for charges including involuntary manslaughter, armed robbery, and carjacking, as reported by the San Francisco Chronicle.

In 2018, Mayor London Breed wrote a letter to outgoing Governor Jerry Brown, urging him to show leniency and commute her older brother’s prison sentence, the Associated Press has reported.

The letter, which bore the title “Mayor London Breed” at the top, referred to her position as the city’s mayor. However, there was no response from the governor.

Napoleon Brown’s attorney, Marc Zilversmit, expressed satisfaction that the judge agreed to a reduction, but they had hoped for an even shorter sentence. To date, Brown has served nearly 22 years in prison.

The mayor’s press office did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the resentencing.

The incident in question involved Brown and another individual robbing a San Francisco diner in June 2000 and fleeing over the Golden Gate Bridge.

During the escape, Brown’s girlfriend, Lenties White, was driving the vehicle when she either fell or was pushed and subsequently killed by a drunken driver.

Brown denies the prosecution’s assertions that he was responsible for pushing White from the vehicle.