He is noted as a member of the Chicago Seven , a group charged with involvement with the riots at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago . Froines , who holds a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Yale , was charged with interstate travel for purposes of inciting a riot and with making incendiary devices . He and Lee Weiner were the only two defendants to be acquitted by the jury on both of the counts charged against them and contempt of court findings by Judge Julius Hoffman were rejected in their entirety after an appeal
1968 Democratic National Convention
1968 Democratic National Convention
John Froines