[mrsmith]

But they were valid Honduran laws at the time of the trial.

Boy, that case is a good one to scare a person out of commerce with other nations. You really have to know your stuff (and pay your bribes in a timely manner)!

[HiTech RedNeck]

US jurisprudence holds that a law declared void by the courts was never valid; all convictions under that law are nullified.

Unless the Honduran constitution or judicial tradition forbids a similar principle to operate in that country, it is a supreme (pun intended) hypocrisy for US courts not to honor this.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Somehow, I don't think that the US cares quite as much about "violations" of Chinese law. The Wal-Mart lobby would never permit that to be.