It makes a difference...appeals and he is not "innocent". He is not "off"..there are other counts.
yes - other counts - none of which this jury would convict on.
what this case shows is that the guy who was/is the leader of palestinian islamic jihad in the US - could not be convicted in a US criminal court. you can point to reason A, B, C - but the simple fact remains. we have juries in this country that would be more then happy to get a case and find the boy scouts liable for being "anti-gay", but think that being a fund raiser for islamic jihad is protected by the constitution. and you don't think that's a problem?