AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The attorney for a man who broke into the house of Texas gubernatorial hopeful Wendy Davis said Thursday she believes her client would have gotten a lighter sentence than eight years if the homeowner wasn’t a public figure.

Davis was sleeping at her Fort Worth home in April 2013 when an intruder entered and stole her car. Donnell Dickerson pleaded guilty to those charges but asked for a jury to decide his sentence. Davis testified during a short sentencing trial in January, three months after launching her campaign.