Nope. He was being tried on a federal charge and the state law was irrelevant. The judge instructed counsel for defense not to introduce state law during the trial. That lawyer ignored the court's instruction in an attempt to prejudice the jury. He and Rosenthal's peanut gallery turned this trial into a circus and I'm surprised that he wasn't cited for contempt.
As well as the 10th Amendment and the right of Jury Nullification and so much for fully informed juries too. The 17th Amendment sure did wonders for this Republic Oligarchy.