Chicago Police Officers on Michigan Avenue
8/28/1968
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This is an exhibit from criminal case 69CR180, United States v. Dellinger, et al. This criminal case file relates to the case in which the defendants, David Dellinger, Rennie Davis, Tom Hayden, Abbie Hoffman, Jerry Rubin, Lee Weiner, John Froines, and Bobby Seale were accused of inciting riots during the Democratic National Convention of 1968. On March 20, 1969, the grand jury returned indictments on the eight persons on charges of conspiracy to travel in interstate commerce with the intent to incite a riot, in violation of the Anti-Riot Act. Six of the defendants were indicted on individual charges of traveling in interstate commerce with the intent to incite a riot, in violation of the Anti-Riot Act. The trial of these individuals began on September 24, 1969 and lasted 13 months. On November 5, Judge Hoffman sentenced Bobby Seale to four years in prison for contempt of court and declared a mistrial in the prosecution of Seale. The case file includes the transcript of the proceedings, an indictment, appearances, bench warrants, citations, dockets, mandates, motions, notice of appeal, petitions, orders, statement of proceedings, subpoenas, and a verdict.
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National Archives Identifier: 6210781
Full Citation: Chicago Police Officers on Michigan Avenue; 8/28/1968; Records of District Courts of the United States, Record Group 21. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/chicago-police-officers-on-michigan-avenue, March 25, 2025]Rights: No Known Copyright Learn more on our privacy and legal page.
