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Abbie Hoffman — Part 14
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dee. es Cook County
. _. States Attorney's ffice, 2 and California, Chicago, advised
*".‘that HOFFMAN had been originally convicted by Judge WENDT, in
ae bench trial on January 28, 1969, in Mass Arrest Court, Chicago.
“'+He was sentenced to one year probation on the charge of resisting
. arrest, August 28, 1968 with the first fifteen days to be served
.. . in Cook County Jail.
He advised that this conviction had been upheld
March 24, 1970 by the Illinois Supreme Court. The conviction
- was then appealed to the United States Supreme Court, which on
November 9, 1970 denied HOFFMAN a hearing on the conviction.
On November 19, 1970, in Judge WENDT's court, counsel for HOFFMAN
had moved for a new trial, however, that motion was denied by
the court and the case was then continued to December 3, 1970
at which time HOFFMAN was ordered to appear to commence serving
‘ the ‘fifteen day sentence imposed.
dvised that the
subject WENDT's court, had been taken into
custody by Cook County Authcrities, and had subsequently been
incarcerated at Cook County Jail, Chicago.
An SA of the FBI observed the subject's appearance
in Municipal Court, December 3, 1970. There were no incidents
surrounding this appearance.
In this connection, "Chicago Today" a daily “uhicago
y newspaper, edition of December 3, 1970, contained an article
entitled, "Abbie Put in Jail Here." The article referred to the
. subject's surrender in Judge WENDT's court, and noted he had
.* . £tood silent, solemn and unshaven as the Judge had warned him
~that an infraction of his probation, uvon his release from
jail in fifteen days, would result in his being returned to
Tae! “Jett for the remainder of the year's period.
2 _ . of Cook a our = vespucs = on _
“3+ 4a 4.155 1970, HOFFMAN ha been released from CCJ two days early,
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