So, the judge declares a mistrial and Watada gets a new judge and is court-martialed on two additional charges. Apart from a little lost time, what's the downside?
I don't see a downside to it other than the antiwar movement getting a little more air time. Watada could get more hard time and that would be a good thing.
It looks like it will be a mistrial now. The judge gave the prosecution 30 minutes to decide if they wanted a mistrial and that was about 20 minutes ago.