With all respect to Judge Napolitano, I disagree that it was a defeat -- see post #160.
LOL.....I find it very difficult to respect Napolitano!
It's my understanding that getting a dismissal of charges is VERY difficult, so I think it is a small victory for Delay and a huge defeat for Earle. Priest took one of Earle's indictments and said "nope" before any hearings started. There was no change of venue, so that might not be good, but if Priest is intending the full smackdown of Earle, including prosecutorial misconduct, we are on that road now.
Does post 160 mean that since the charges were upheld, the judge will consider prosecutorial misconduct arguments?