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i ro nee 2 oF ’ CONFIDENT IAL ABBOTT HOWARD HOFFMAN On February 18, 1970, Hoffran was found guilty by the trial jury of the suostantive act with which charged, but was acquitted of the corspiracy count in the indictment. Additionally, on Fetruary 14, 1970, while the jury was deliberating, he was cited for contempt of court by trial Judge Julius J. Hoifman as a result of his statements and actions in court Curing the course of the trial. He was ordered incarcerated without bond on that date by Judge Hoffman. of a su bsequent appeal to the United ls, 7th Circuit, Chicago, Hoffman, ts incarcerated with him, were ordered admitted to bone on February 28, 197(, by the Court of Appeals. The Court, however, orderec that Hoffman advise the 1 - = } 4 y s £ + United States Marshal (USM), Chicago, of all travel outside the state of his residence (cw York), @nd secure Court of Appeals permission for all travel bey ond the continental limits of the United States. Pa on _ As ar a Further, it might bc noted chat on November 12, 1970, the United Stares Court of Appeals or ‘ered a hearing be held in United States District Court, Chic:go, before Judge Julius J. Hoffman, to inquire into de iberations of the jury in the "Conspiracy Seven'' case. This Court of Appeals order was based on a lengthy motion filed wth the Court of Appeals earlier by counsel for the defendants. alleging that the jury was in effect co-erced into a guilty -inding through remarks made curing its deliberations by Depu: y United States Marshals in charge of the jury, also that info-mation concerning come munications to the trial judge (Judge Hoffman) by the jury, regarding its inability to reach a ve-dict, was not made available to the defendants or their counsel, CONFIDENTIAL