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t 4 Ir a | inte) ABBOTT HOWARD HOFFMAN CONY IDENT IAL where the above referred to hearings took place, sitting at the defense cOunsel table throughout both days hearing sessions. The "Chicago Tribune”, a local Chicago daily news paper, edition of November 20, 1970, contained an article relative to Hoffmin's attendance at the hearing se;sion on November 19, 1970. The article noted he was the orly one of the five convicted defendants who was in Chicago for the hearing. It also noted that a he®ring had been held that date in Municipal Court, Chicago, before Judge Kenneth Wendt, at which Judge Wendt had refusec & motion made by & local attorney o1 Hoffman's behal?, calling for a new trial on a conviction for resisting arrest during the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in August, 19GE. Judge Wendt had then set December 3, 1970, for Hoffman to surreider and begin serving a fifteen day jail sentence imposed efrlier on that conviction. 1G On November 27, 1970, Deputy U.S, Marshal advised he was in receipt of a letter from Hoff{mar, the letter gated Noverber 23, 1970, Hofinnn had advised therein that he would trevel via @ir to Chicago on DJecember 2, 1979, and on December 3S, 1570, would begin serving . jail senter.ce at Cook County Jail. Chicago, until December 17, 1970. On December 17, 1970, upor. his release from Cook Count. Jail, he would return to New York City. On December 1, 1970, Robert 3erenec, Cook County States Attorney's Office, 26th and Ca’ifornia, Chicago, advised that Hoffran had been originally convicted by dudge Wendt, in a bench trial on January 28, 1969, in ‘ass Arrest Court, Chicago, He was sentenced to one years probatio. on the charcze of resisting arrest August 28, 1968, with the first fifteen days to be served in Cook Courty Jail. He advised that this conviction had been upheld March 24, 1970 by the Illinois Supreme Court. The conviction was then appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, which o: November 9, 1970 denied Noffman a hearing on th» conviction. On November 19, 1970, in Judge Wendt's co.irt, counsel for Hoffman had moved for a new trial, however, thit motion was denied by the court and the case was then contimied to December 3, 1970, at which time Hoffman was ordered to appear to commence serving the fifteen day sentence imposed. CONFEDENTIAL -5-«-