There are lot of details that don't make it into most press reports of the Childs case, but that are very important. Many of these are covered in this:

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/042910-terry-childs-ju...

which is an interview with juror #4, who in addition to having heard all of those details, also happens to be a Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) and is a senior network engineer at ADP (the giant payroll company).