"It's a proud moment for me and my family," Judge Carter said.

The lawyers also told Judge Carter that each reel-to-reel tape would take 336 hours to listen to completely.

In the end, Judge Carter agreed with them and used their arguments as part of the basis for his ruling.

He added his group had not yet decided whether to appeal Judge Carter's decision.

"I never took money from a contractor," he told Judge Carter.

He called Judge Carter's chambers to request a bail hearing.

The prosecutor won't ask Judge Carter for a search warrant tonight.

Mason had appeared in Judge Carter's court a number of times in the last year.

"You'll have to ask Judge Carter why she handled it that way."