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{{BLP sources|date=July 2010}}'''Lee Weiner''' (born 1939), a member of the [[Chicago Seven]], was charged with "conspiring to use interstate commerce with intent to incite a riot" and "teaching demonstrators how to construct incendiary devices that would be used in civil disturbances"<ref>[http://www.fjc.gov/history/home.nsf/page/tu_chicago7_narrative.html. The Chicago Conspiracy Trial: A Short Narrative.] Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved October 16, 2014.</ref><ref>[http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/Chicago7/indictment.html. Indictment.] published at Linder, D.O. <i>"The Chicago Seven" (or "The Chicago Eight") Trial</i>. Retrieved on October 16, 2014.</ref> at the [[1968 Democratic National Convention]].<ref>[http://www.fjc.gov/history/chicago7.nsf/autoframe?openform&header=/history/chicago7.nsf/page/header&nav=/history/chicago7.nsf/page/nav_biographies&content=/history/chicago7.nsf/page/weiner_l Lee Weiner]. Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved on July 29, 2010.</ref> |
{{BLP sources|date=July 2010}}'''Lee Weiner''' (born 1939), a member of the [[Chicago Seven]], was charged with "conspiring to use interstate commerce with intent to incite a riot" and "teaching demonstrators how to construct incendiary devices that would be used in civil disturbances"<ref>[http://www.fjc.gov/history/home.nsf/page/tu_chicago7_narrative.html. The Chicago Conspiracy Trial: A Short Narrative.] Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved on October 16, 2014.</ref><ref>[http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/Chicago7/indictment.html. Indictment.] published at Linder, D.O. <i>"The Chicago Seven" (or "The Chicago Eight") Trial</i>. Retrieved on October 16, 2014.</ref> at the [[1968 Democratic National Convention]].<ref>[http://www.fjc.gov/history/chicago7.nsf/autoframe?openform&header=/history/chicago7.nsf/page/header&nav=/history/chicago7.nsf/page/nav_biographies&content=/history/chicago7.nsf/page/weiner_l Lee Weiner]. Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved on July 29, 2010.</ref> Weiner and his co-defendant [[John Froines]] were acquitted of the charges at trial.<ref>[http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/chicago10/chicago10.html. The Chicago 10]. PBS. Retrieved on October 16, 2014.</ref> |
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When the trial of the [[Chicago Eight]] began in the early fall of 1969, Weiner was a doctoral candidate and teaching assistant at [[Northwestern University]], and had graduated from the University of Illinois, studied political philosophy at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and earned a master's degree in social work from [[Loyola University]]'s School of Social Work in Chicago.<ref><i>The Conspiracy.</i> (1969). P. Babcox, D. Babcox, & Abel, B. (Eds.). Dell Publishing: New York.</ref> |
When the trial of the [[Chicago Eight]] began in the early fall of 1969, Weiner was a doctoral candidate and teaching assistant at [[Northwestern University]], and had graduated from the University of Illinois, studied political philosophy at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and earned a master's degree in social work from [[Loyola University]]'s School of Social Work in Chicago.<ref><i>The Conspiracy.</i> (1969). P. Babcox, D. Babcox, & Abel, B. (Eds.). Dell Publishing: New York.</ref> |
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According to Weiner, towards the end of the trial, "there was no question we would be put in jail. I ended up going, mostly for correcting my name. People always pronounced it <i>Wee</i>-ner. It's <i>Wye</i>-ner. When the judge would say <i>Wee</i>-ner, I would shout out, "It's <i>Wye</i>-ner," and he got pissed off and charged me with contempt, which was a perfect summary of my political stance. I was sentenced to two and a half months."<ref>Kisseloff, J. (2006). <i>Generation On Fire: Voices of Protest from the 1960s, An Oral History</i>. University Press of Kentucky: Lexington, p. 94</ref> |
According to Weiner, towards the end of the trial, "there was no question we would be put in jail. I ended up going, mostly for correcting my name. People always pronounced it <i>Wee</i>-ner. It's <i>Wye</i>-ner. When the judge would say <i>Wee</i>-ner, I would shout out, "It's <i>Wye</i>-ner," and he got pissed off and charged me with contempt, which was a perfect summary of my political stance. I was sentenced to two and a half months."<ref>Kisseloff, J. (2006). <i>Generation On Fire: Voices of Protest from the 1960s, An Oral History</i>. University Press of Kentucky: Lexington, p. 94</ref> |
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[[J. Anthony Lukas]] described Weiner as "a strangely remote figure who shunned most of the defendants' extracurricular activities."<ref>J. Anthony Lukas. ''The Barnyard Epithet and Other Obscenities: Notes on the Chicago Conspiracy Trial''. Harper and Row, 1970. 21.</ref> Weiner rarely attended defense strategy sessions, perhaps out of a belief that their cause was hopeless. He spent most of his trial hours reading science fiction paperbacks or books on eastern philosophy. Weiner reacted to few courtroom developments, viewing the proceedings with a mixture of scorn and amusement. |
[[J. Anthony Lukas]] described Weiner as "a strangely remote figure who shunned most of the defendants' extracurricular activities."<ref>J. Anthony Lukas. ''The Barnyard Epithet and Other Obscenities: Notes on the Chicago Conspiracy Trial''. Harper and Row, 1970. 21., cited by Linder, D.O. <i>"The Chicago Seven" (or "The Chicago Eight") Trial</i> in [http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/chicago7/WeinerL.htm. Biography of Lee Weiner.]</ref> According to Professor Douglas Linder at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, "Weiner rarely attended defense strategy sessions, perhaps out of a belief that their cause was hopeless. He spent most of his trial hours reading science fiction paperbacks or books on eastern philosophy. Weiner reacted to few courtroom developments, viewing the proceedings with a mixture of scorn and amusement."<ref>[http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/chicago7/WeinerL.htm. Biography of Lee Weiner.] Linder, D.O. <i>"The Chicago Seven" (or "The Chicago Eight") Trial</i>. Retrieved on October 16, 2014.] |
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Weiner, who was known as the 'quiet defendant' for rarely participating in courtroom antics or outbursts during the trial, was acquitted along with co-defendant [[John Froines]], of both charges. |
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At the time of trial, Weiner was a teaching assistant in sociology at [[Northwestern University]]. He served Professor [[Howard S. Becker]] as a research assistant there. He lived in a Hyde Park apartment with a girlfriend, Sharon Avery. |
At the time of trial, Weiner was a teaching assistant in sociology at [[Northwestern University]]. He served Professor [[Howard S. Becker]] as a research assistant there. He lived in a Hyde Park apartment with a girlfriend, Sharon Avery. |
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Lee Weiner (born 1939), a member of the Chicago Seven, was charged with "conspiring to use interstate commerce with intent to incite a riot" and "teaching demonstrators how to construct incendiary devices that would be used in civil disturbances"[1][2] at the 1968 Democratic National Convention.[3] Weiner and his co-defendant John Froines were acquitted of the charges at trial.[4]
When the trial of the Chicago Eight began in the early fall of 1969, Weiner was a doctoral candidate and teaching assistant at Northwestern University, and had graduated from the University of Illinois, studied political philosophy at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and earned a master's degree in social work from Loyola University's School of Social Work in Chicago.[5]
According to Weiner, towards the end of the trial, "there was no question we would be put in jail. I ended up going, mostly for correcting my name. People always pronounced it Wee-ner. It's Wye-ner. When the judge would say Wee-ner, I would shout out, "It's Wye-ner," and he got pissed off and charged me with contempt, which was a perfect summary of my political stance. I was sentenced to two and a half months."[6]
J. Anthony Lukas described Weiner as "a strangely remote figure who shunned most of the defendants' extracurricular activities."[7] According to Professor Douglas Linder at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, "Weiner rarely attended defense strategy sessions, perhaps out of a belief that their cause was hopeless. He spent most of his trial hours reading science fiction paperbacks or books on eastern philosophy. Weiner reacted to few courtroom developments, viewing the proceedings with a mixture of scorn and amusement."<ref>Biography of Lee Weiner. Linder, D.O. "The Chicago Seven" (or "The Chicago Eight") Trial. Retrieved on October 16, 2014.]
At the time of trial, Weiner was a teaching assistant in sociology at Northwestern University. He served Professor Howard S. Becker as a research assistant there. He lived in a Hyde Park apartment with a girlfriend, Sharon Avery.
In the years following the trial, Weiner has continued to work and protest for causes. He has worked for the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith in New York and participated in protests for Russian Jews and more funding for AIDS research. At present he is VP of Direct Response at AmeriCares Foundation in Stamford, CT.
References
- ^ The Chicago Conspiracy Trial: A Short Narrative. Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved on October 16, 2014.
- ^ Indictment. published at Linder, D.O. "The Chicago Seven" (or "The Chicago Eight") Trial. Retrieved on October 16, 2014.
- ^ Lee Weiner. Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved on July 29, 2010.
- ^ The Chicago 10. PBS. Retrieved on October 16, 2014.
- ^ The Conspiracy. (1969). P. Babcox, D. Babcox, & Abel, B. (Eds.). Dell Publishing: New York.
- ^ Kisseloff, J. (2006). Generation On Fire: Voices of Protest from the 1960s, An Oral History. University Press of Kentucky: Lexington, p. 94
- ^ J. Anthony Lukas. The Barnyard Epithet and Other Obscenities: Notes on the Chicago Conspiracy Trial. Harper and Row, 1970. 21., cited by Linder, D.O. "The Chicago Seven" (or "The Chicago Eight") Trial in Biography of Lee Weiner.
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