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THE PEOPLE v. HOFFMAN

No. 42383.

45 Ill.2d 221 (1970)

258 N.E.2d 326

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. ABBIE HOFFMAN, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied May 26, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

GERALD LEFCOURT and H. TIM HOFFMAN, both of Chicago, (JOHN HENRY SCHLEGEL, of counsel,) for appellant.

WILLIAM J. SCOTT, Attorney General, of Springfield, and EDWARD V. HANRAHAN, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (JAMES B. ZAGEL, Assistant Attorney General, and ELMER C. KISSANE and JOSEPH ROMANO, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE KLUCZYNSKI delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Abbie Hoffman, appeals from the judgment in the circuit court of Cook County rendered in a bench trial finding him guilty of violating section 31-1 of the Criminal Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1967, ch. 38, par. 31-1), i.e., "A person who knowingly resists or obstructs the performance by one known to the person to be a peace officer of any authorized act within his official...

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