▁whether ▁or ▁not ▁Lee ▁should ▁be ▁re - t ried . ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁judge ▁ruled ▁that ▁Lee ▁would ▁be ▁re - t ried , ▁but ▁the ▁pro sec utor ▁decl ined ▁to ▁pro sec ute . ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁r uling , ▁Ga ert ner ▁offered ▁Lee ▁release ▁with ▁the ▁condition ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁still ▁have ▁a ▁fel ony ▁conv iction ▁on ▁his ▁record , ▁bar ring ▁him ▁from ▁driving ▁privileges ▁for ▁ten ▁years , ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁be ▁ja iled ▁if ▁arrested ▁for ▁anything ▁else . ▁Lee ▁did ▁not ▁agree ▁to ▁such ▁conditions . ▁Later ▁that ▁month , ▁a ▁Minnesota ▁judge ▁fre ed ▁Lee ▁from ▁prison ▁and ▁Ga ert ner ▁said ▁she ▁would ▁immediately ▁drop ▁the ▁charges . ▁ ▁Media ▁coverage ▁and ▁criticism ▁According ▁to ▁news ▁analysis ▁by ▁the ▁Project ▁for ▁Ex cell ence ▁in ▁Journal ism , ▁which ▁analyz ed ▁week ly ▁output ▁from ▁newsp apers ▁( The ▁New ▁York ▁Times , ▁Washington ▁Post , ▁USA ▁Today , ▁and ▁others ) ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁network ▁television ▁( ABC , ▁CBS , ▁N BC , ▁and ▁others ), ▁the ▁Toy ota ▁rec alls ▁were ▁the ▁# 5 ▁most ▁reported ▁story ▁on ▁U . S . ▁news ▁for ▁the ▁week ▁of ▁January ▁ 2 5 – 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁at ▁ 4 % ▁of ▁all ▁coverage . ▁The ▁following ▁week ▁of ▁February ▁ 1 – 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁story ▁reached ▁# 2 ,