Just heard it breaking on the radio, after three hours of deliberation, ross will not be free
edit: From Bloomberg http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-02-04/ross-ulbricht-convicted-of-running-silk-road-as-dread-pirate
(Bloomberg) -- The founder of the Silk Road website faces life in prison for running an underground Internet emporium that catered to hackers and drug traffickers. Ross Ulbricht, 30, a San Francisco web developer who used the moniker "Dread Pirate Roberts" offered people the chance to anonymously buy the illegal merchandise and services by using bitcoins. On Wednesday, a jury took about 3 1/2 hours to find him guilty.
edit2: Ross was found guilty of all charges, according to CNBC
Let's be real, there was never really a chance he was walking free from this - not with that defence strategy, and not with that jury. The case was a slam dunk for the prosecution, whether you believe he's guilty or not.