In the court decision made in May 1887, the case was judged not as a political offense by the group but as a murder-robbery case, and a few of the members received a death sentence while Kenshi was sentenced to life imprisonment.
1887年（明治20年）5月、判決が言い渡されたが、一味の国事犯としての扱いはなされず、強盗殺人事件として死刑数名、健之は無期徒刑であった。