Search warrant has been requested from Judge Silverman.

"I guess this means," Judge Silverman asked in the cheeriest of tones, "that you're going to be awhile?"

Later, Judge Silverman said the jurors told him that they had not seen the broadcasts.

Direct is Judge Silverman's.

After he dismissed the jurors, Judge Silverman turned to Miss Riner and said: "You are now free."

He said no decision had been made on whether to appeal Judge Silverman's ruling.

Today, after Ms. Brevetti made a standard motion to dismiss the charges, Judge Silverman said he would not rule on the motion now.

But when asked whether he had concluded Miss Riner was innocent, Judge Silverman said: "I really don't know.

In his comments in the interview today, Judge Silverman was harshly critical of some of the media coverage of the trial.

That, Judge Silverman said, was what went through his mind as Miss Riner's supporters erupted gaily in the courtroom after the verdict.