[Blood of Tyrants]

No, there was still some charge that was allowed to stand. Think about it, if you have been acquitted, you would be a free man and there would be no reason to appeal and the state cannot further prosecute you. If the judge had dismissed the charge, then the state could appeal to have the charge reinstated, (I think).

[Trailerpark Badass]

What he was appealing, IIRC, was his being prohibited from possessing a firearm after his wife got a TRO issued against him when their marriage fell apart.

I believe it was the Lautenberg Amendment to the '94 Crime Bill which retroactively made those who were the subject of a domestic TRO or had been convicted of certain domestic violence misdemeanors unable to possess a firearm.

It was my understanding at the time that the assault charge ("brandishing") was levelled against him by his wife and used to discredit him in the press. I'm nearly positive he was acquitted of that.