▁ref ute ▁the ▁charge ▁of ▁consp i racy ▁by ▁pointing ▁out ▁that ▁Hitler ▁alone ▁had ▁made ▁all ▁the ▁important ▁dec isions . ▁He ▁noted ▁that ▁H ess ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁held ▁responsible ▁for ▁any ▁events ▁that ▁took ▁place ▁after ▁he ▁left ▁Germany ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁Meanwhile , ▁H ess ▁ment ally ▁det ached ▁himself ▁from ▁what ▁was ▁happening , ▁decl ining ▁vis its ▁from ▁his ▁family ▁and ▁ref using ▁to ▁read ▁the ▁newsp apers . ▁H ess ▁spoke ▁to ▁the ▁trib unal ▁again ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁during ▁the ▁last ▁day ▁of ▁closing ▁statements , ▁where ▁he ▁made ▁a ▁length y ▁statement . ▁ ▁The ▁court ▁deliber ated ▁for ▁nearly ▁two ▁months ▁before ▁passing ▁jud g ement ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁September , ▁with ▁the ▁defend ants ▁being ▁individually ▁sent enced ▁on ▁ 1 ▁October . ▁H ess ▁was ▁found ▁guilty ▁on ▁two ▁counts : ▁cr imes ▁against ▁peace ▁( pl anning ▁and ▁prepar ing ▁a ▁war ▁of ▁ag gression ), ▁and ▁consp i racy ▁with ▁other ▁German ▁leaders ▁to ▁commit ▁cr imes . ▁He ▁was ▁found ▁not ▁guilty ▁of ▁war ▁cr imes ▁and ▁cr imes ▁against ▁human ity . ▁He ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁life ▁sentence , ▁one ▁of ▁seven ▁Naz is ▁to ▁receive ▁prison ▁sentences ▁at ▁the ▁trial . ▁These ▁seven ▁were ▁transport ed ▁by ▁aircraft ▁to ▁the ▁Al lied ▁military ▁prison ▁at ▁Sp and au ▁in ▁Berlin ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁The ▁Soviet