Philip Pynn’s longtime lawyer says the man’s age, and children, should motivate him to change his criminal ways.

Pynn was freed on Friday without court conditions for the first time in 25 years.

The 39-year-old has a 40-page rap sheet that dates back to 1999, including the 2014 manslaughter conviction in the shooting of his friend Nick Winsor.

On Friday, Pynn was sentenced to just over four years in prison for assault, breach of probation and twice smuggling drugs into HMP.

But that equals the time he’s credited with serving while waiting for trial, which resulted in time-served, and unconditional release.

Legal Aid’s Mark Gruchy was asked if he thought Pynn would be able to stay out of trouble.

“I’m hopeful, I’m hopeful. I’ve represented a lot of people, going in and out, having issues, but sometimes people do stop,” he said.

“The most consequential thing for Mr. Pynn is he’s about to turn 40, and I’ve known Philip for a very long time now—2014 wasn’t yesterday. And so here I am still working with him. But sometimes when people hit that point and they get to middle age things can change for them because their perspective changes … and the man has children, right?”