 The defendant Lina Stern was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in a correctional labour camp, followed by five years of exile; however, after Stalin's death she was able to return to her home and continue her studies.During the trial, she was determined to be "no less guilty" than the other defendants but was considered important to the state because of her research; she, therefore, received a lesser sentence than the others.Officials counted her time spent in prison before the sentencing towards her labour camp term, so she went into exile immediately after the sentencing.