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“~ fia re q RE: ABBOTT HOWARD HOFFMAN 1) Attorney Ted Stein, who represented Hoffman previously was not a licensed attorney at that time, 2) Hoffman was absent from court and failed to make an appearance and therefore bond was forfeited, The Defendants atiorney requested that the case be continued until the 27th of January, 1969 for the convenience of the Defendant, This request was turned down and a new date of December 16, 1968 was granted to comply with the Fourth Term Act (trial be heard within 120 days of arrest). The November 26, 1968 issue of the "Sun-Times", a Chicago daily newspaper, under the headline "Yippie Sees Harassment In Continuances" stated as follows: Criminal Court Judge Wayne Olson, Monday continued until December 16 the trial of Yippie leader Abbie Hoffman on charges of disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. The charges grew out of Hoffman's arrest here during the Democratic National Convention in August. Another disorderly conduct charge, lodged in September after Hoffman was arrested for carrying a switchblade knife, also is pending. (~ Hoffman, 31, who appeared in court with two attorneys and several witnesses, accused the state of seeking continuances to “harass and punish me," He said he has spent $500 to $600 to bring lawyers and witnesses to Chicago for two scheduled hearings, only to see the state obtain a continuance each time on grounds it was not ready to go to trial. "Of course, they're not ready,"’ Hoffman said. " They know their chances of convicting me are very slim, This (the continuance) is just a continuance of their policy of harassment, " -2-