It’s a notable day in D.C. history — on this date in 1990, a jury convicted Marion Barry on one misdemeanor charge of cocaine possession, acquitted him on another, and hung on 12 other counts.

Barry, of course, was caught on tape by the FBI using crack cocaine inside the Vista Hotel on January 18, 1990 — after being arrested, Barry was charged with 10 counts of drug possession, three counts of perjury and one count of conspiracy. But the trial was hardly a smooth affair: several members of the jury were convinced that Barry was being railroaded by the feds. By the time the verdict came down, Barry had already said that he wasn’t planning on running for re-election to the mayor’s office, and the decision of the court to sentence him to a six-month prison sentence in October of 1990 cemented that.

But many people might not realize that the legal troubles didn’t stop Barry from running for office. Barry actually challenged then-long-serving At-Large Councilmember Hilda Mason for her seat while he was sitting in court awaiting the jury’s decision. Mason eventually defeated Barry after the verdict was delivered — a setback which remains the only time that Barry has ever lost an election in the District.