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cS tA rg, SABE» Oo sw) ren eet 5 “é ae Sees et s o Cl, NY 100-161445 | = on Augus » 1909, that due to a very large number of cases on the court calendar, ABBOTY HOFFMAN’s case was not called until 2:40 p.m., on August 8, 1969, in Part 1Dl of the Criminal Court of the City of New York. The case was heard by Criminal Court Judge ARTHUR H. GOLDBERG, who ordered the Felonious Assault charge (a felony) reduced to Simple Assauit (a misdemeanor). - He also reduced bail on the assault charge from $2,000.00 to $1,000.00, wnile maintaining the $500.00 bail on the other charges. ABBOTT HOFFMAN pled not guilty to all of the charges and the case was adjourned to November 17, 1969, in Part 2B of the Criminal Court of the City of New York. On September 4, 1969, at approximately 10:00 a.m., an SA of the FBI observed ABBOTT HOFFMAN and his attorney, GERALD LEFCOURT, enter Part 1Bl of the Criminal Court of the City of New York, Room 219, 100 Centre Street, New York City, where HOFFMAN was scheduled to appear before the court for a hearing based on a motion previously made by HOFPMAN's atioruey Lo suppress the evidence (evidence illegally seized) in connection with his having been arrested by the NYCPD on March 23, 1969, on the charge of Illegal Possession of Weapons. At 10:50 a.m., the SA of the FBI observed HOFFMAN and his attorney, GERALD LEFCOURT, leave the courtroom and proceed to the elevators of the building. A review of the records of the Criminal Court of the City of New York, Part 1Bl, Room 220, 100 Centre Street, New York City, on September 4, 1969, disclosed that Detective BARRY LEVINE, NYCPD, who arrested HOFFMAN on the aforementioned charge on March 23, 1969, was unable to be present in the court on September 4, 1969, and that Judge DANIEL S. WEISS adjourned the hearing until December 15, 1969, in Part 1Bl of the Criminal Court of New York City. -12- me eee : CE _ a os nt ) = Tatoos ai. a - soe