The Court had also ruled against the government in several minor cases.
John continued to try relatively minor cases, even during military crises.
So this minor case, that probably would have been dismissed, was now a huge media circus.
Most of the minor cases in the county were handled individually by the judge.
Republicans agree that they do not want to tie up the courts with relatively minor cases.
But, for more minor cases, it was only partially filled.
No previous criminal record at all - his name appeared as a possible player in two minor cases, but nothing more than that.
He had served 16 months on the court, having written opinions in seven minor cases.
And for minor cases a debtor may be a witness.
That investigation is believed to be about a relatively minor case of theft.