did the shaman accept a plea or was he convicted?
I think he took a pleas. But many jurisdictions do allow for appeal in this circumstance.
Unfortunately he took a plea, however, as his attorney explained on Carlson tonight, he was never given the tapes to prove his client’s claims that the police allowed him to walk through the capital. The attorney claimed that he asked for the video and was never provided it. A plea deal was the only option without the exculpatory videos.