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===Post-trial===
[[File:Chicago Seven, news conference, February 28, 1970.jpeg|frame|Chicago Seven at a news conference, February 28, 1970]]
WhileOn February 14 and 15, 1970, while the jury deliberated on the verdict for the remaining defendants, Judge Hoffman convicted all the defendants—and their attorneys Kunstler and Weinglass—on a total of 159 counts of criminal contempt.<ref name="Ragsdale-2008" />{{RP|8}}<ref name="Linder Kunstler Contempt">{{cite web |last=Linder |first=Douglas O. |title=Contempt Specifications Concerning Attorney William Kunstler |url=https://famous-trials.com/chicago8/1377-kunstlercontempt |website=Famous Trials |publisher=UMKC School of Law}}</ref><ref name="Linder Abbie Contempt">{{cite web |last=Linder |first=Douglas O. |title=Contempt specifications against Abbie Hoffman |url=https://famous-trials.com/chicago8/1375-hoffmancontempt |website=Famous Trials |publisher=UMKC School of Law}}</ref>
The sentences for the defendants and their attorneys were as follows:<ref name="NYT contempt">{{cite news |title=U.S. Seeks Review of Chicago 7 Case |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1971/03/26/archives/us-seeks-review-of-chicago-7-case-new-hearing-in-contempt-sentences.html |work=The New York Times |date=March 26, 1971}}</ref>
* Dellinger: 29 months and 16 days on 32 counts