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Judge Hoffman's Contempt Sentence for Seale Faces Appeal
Federal Judge Julius Hoffman convicted Bobby Seale on 16 counts of contempt and sentenced him to four years in prison while declaring a mistrial on the conspiracy charges tied to the 1968 Democratic National Convention. Seale argued the ruling violated his constitutional rights as he defied the judge and branded Hoffman a racist and fascist during a 93 minute decision reading. The incident followed Seale's attempt to address the court and a related suit by 26 lawyers seeking to permit him to defend himself, which was dismissed.
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Alan Dershowitz
Harvard Law School
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Ronald Goldfarb
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William M. Kunstler
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