He always insisted he hadn't threatened her- just used choice words, but it was reported as a threat. I remember that after this, every phone call he had was recorded. Every one.
Man that's insane. 10 years is a bonkers sentence. Like even if this went to trial what evidence was there besides a phone record? You bet I'd push for a trial or at very least some discovery.
Do you by chance have a link to the decision? I'm interested in what went wrong here.