LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled a Nebraska man who was imprisoned last year for killing an eagle and a hawk has spent enough time behind bars.

Lamar Bertucci was sentenced in October to eight months in prison after pleading guilty to shooting the federally protected birds.

He objected before his sentencing hearing to a $10,000 value put on the eagle, arguing it should be lower. The amount of loss can dictate a sentence length, and the birds’ combined value would have made his sentence heavier.

An appeals court later tossed the October sentence, and Bertucci was released pending his resentencing.

His lawyer argued Bertucci already spent enough time in custody. A judge on Wednesday gave Bertucci credit for the time he served.