In Binghamton New York, four peace activists known as the St. Patrick’s Four were acquitted on conspiracy charges Monday but convicted of two lesser charges. Their legal advisor Bill Quigley declared the verdict to be a “major victory.” The four defendants–Clare Grady, Teresa Grady, Peter DeMott and Daniel Burns–were the first peace activists facing conspiracy charges since the Vietnam War. They were all arrested on March 17, 2003 after spilling their own blood inside a military recruiting station. The jury convicted them of misdemeanor counts of trespassing at a government facility, and damaging a government facility. They each face up to 18 months in prison.