1.   Eighteen months later an appellate court reversed the convictions and criticized the conduct of the trial judge and the prosecution.

2.   An intermediate appellate court reversed his conviction on the ground of juror misconduct.

3.   A deeply divided Arizona Supreme Court upheld that ruling, but reversed the conviction on other grounds.

4.   After a long legal battle, his conviction was reversed on technical grounds.

5.   After rehearing en banc, the Court of Appeals reversed both convictions.

6.   But a particular mistake might not cause a conviction to be reversed, legal scholars said.

7.   But the conviction was reversed after it was discovered that jurors knew of his conviction in a California state court and had discussed it during his federal trial.

8.   But this past March, a three-judge panel reversed that conviction because the jury was given improper instructions.

9.   Even if the conviction were reversed, the separatist and his wife, Evelyn, still face federal charges of bank and mail fraud.

10.   Eight years later, his conviction was reversed on another ground.