▁hearing ▁for ▁the ▁then - pro posed ▁I - 9 0 ▁fre ew ay ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁den oun cing ▁the ▁project ▁as ▁" rac ist " ▁and ▁advoc ating ▁revolution . ▁ ▁Ind ict ments ▁and ▁trial ▁Two ▁months ▁later , ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 6 , ▁a ▁federal ▁grand ▁j ury ▁ind icted ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁SL F ▁on ▁charges ▁of ▁inc iting ▁the ▁February ▁ 1 7 ▁ri ot ▁- ▁L erner ▁was ▁charged ▁with ▁" using ▁the ▁facilities ▁of ▁inter state ▁commerce ▁[ a ▁tele phone ] ▁with ▁the ▁intent ▁of ▁inc iting ▁to ▁ri ot ," ▁but ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁charged ▁with ▁" inc iting ▁to ▁ri ot ." ▁( One ▁of ▁the ▁eight , ▁Michael ▁Just esen , ▁disappeared ▁but ▁was ▁later ▁arrested ▁in ▁California ▁by ▁the ▁F BI ▁in ▁an ▁in fil tr ation ▁of ▁the ▁We ath erm en ). ▁ ▁Federal ▁District ▁Judge ▁George ▁B old t ▁was ▁assigned ▁the ▁case , ▁which ▁began ▁in ▁his ▁Ta com a ▁court room ▁on ▁November ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁trial ▁was ▁quickly ▁der a iled ▁by ▁the ▁defend ants ' ▁vocal ▁dis ru ptions , ▁a ▁protest ▁walk out , ▁and ▁their ▁event ual ▁ref us al ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁court room . ▁ ▁B old t ▁declared ▁a ▁mist rial ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 0 , ▁cit ing ▁all ▁defend ants ▁for ▁cont empt ▁of ▁court . ▁He ▁summar ily ▁found ▁them ▁guilty