Chicago Conspiracy Trial
One of the most unusual courtroom
spectacles
in American history, this collection contains materials from the 1969-70 trial of eight radicals accused of
conspiring
to incite a riot at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
Documents
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Chicago Conspiracy Trial - Part 6: Defense Attorneys, Concluded
Bill Kunstler part 2: His personal changes during the trial; Feelings on being held in contempt of court; Thoughts on witnesses and the prosecution's approach. Len Weinglass: First case in history where crossing state lines with intent to promote a riot is held a crime; Definitions of why they are being tried and the relation to their lifestyle and a larger push for political trials; Thoughts on his own personal and professional change and the accusations of professionalism against him; Comments on his contempt citations; Predictions on outcomes of the trial in relation to how the evidence is weighed and the judges influence on jurors and proceedings.
National distribution of these tapes as through activist networks in preparation for the TDA ("The Day After") demonstration to be initiated the day following the announcement of the verdicts by Judge Julius Hoffman (February 18, 1970_. Demonstrations broke out in a number of cities on February 19; a police riot led to several dozen arrests at the Westwood office of Bank of America in Lost Angeles. Demonstrators reported that undercover plainclothes officers, without warning, physically attacked specific targeted individuals with blackjacks, brass knuckles and other weapons.
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