. While I don't think what he did was smart at all, and if there's any truth to the murder for hire charges (which weren't tried in this court) I think he deserves to rot in prison, if there were any errors of law that prejudiced his defense then he is likely entitled to a new trial.
In the light of the revelations concerning SA Force, and his part in this alleged "hit for hire", and your own prejudicial view of it ( from the information that had been leaked about it), I'd say they have at least a reasonable ground to have the Judges decision set aside ( if that applies in the US)
I think in any society that believes the rule of law should trump any prejudice or opinion, he has been unsafely convicted.