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wh. earabe Ce aT mae 9D es 0 ae Pen TN ly eR ee de De NY 100-161445 hy a... advised that the appellant was late in his appeal, but was not penalized for this delay. "The Washington Post", in its December 4, 1969 issue on page B-3, contained an article entitled "Appeals Court To Review Ruling Against Hoffman", which states as follos; _ . "fhe U.S. Court of Appeals apreed yesterday to “review the flag-desecration conviction of Yippie leader Abbie Hoffman. "Hoffman was arrested hereOct. 3, 1968, when he marched in a Capitol Hill protest wearing a shirt of red, white and blue stripes that he said was commercially manu- factured. 'The late Judge Andrew J. Howard Jr. of the Court of General Sessions found Hoffman, 32, guilty of desecrating the flag, and sentenced him to pay a fine of $100 or serve 30 days in jail. "That conviction was upheld by the D.C. Court of Appeals, but Hoffman's lawyers asked ttre federal Court to review the case. tIn a related action, the D.C. Court of Appeals yesterday upheld the conviction of Thomas Wayne Joyce, who was found guilty of desecrating a small American flag dur- ing the inaugural parade last January. In affirming the conviction, the Court relied on its own ruling in the Hoffman case."