Ulbricht's trial seemed like a show trial to me. He may actually have done what the government alleges, but the weird, unlikey presence of 2 federal agents performing their own crimes with Silk Road's assets calls the whole thing into question. Reasonable doubt, and all that, eh?
https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/8q845p/dea-agent-...
https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/31/nyregion/silk-road-case-f...