He was acquitted at that trial and not punished, even though he was clearly guilty. But the trial was poisoned by procedural irregularities and corrupt motives on the part of the prosecution...and others.

[It's still not connecting. Power is steady, all systems functional, but not connecting. So Narvin uses the time-tested repair method of "smack it upside the top and see if it works then." Ah, and there's the connection.]