I agree with wreckinger's take on this. Everything the defendants did met the intent of the law and the presiding judge made the right decision. But this is the problem with the system, if the prosecutor doesn't like the judges decision he just shops around and finds a new judge more amenable to his viewpoint. The prosecutor also has the legal ability to have a judge removed from a case with absolutely no evidence that the judge was being biased in any way.
Its a corrupt system but its the only one we have. Get on these juries and help the people being persecuted.

Yeah gypski, I don't like the money issue any more than you do but thats capitalism for you. Its the price we pay for living in a semi free society.