Cris I was wondering if the Contra Costa Times, is in that group of papers that you can check? Also wondering do she work under cover somewhere in Contra Costa, for wondering the trial was held in that county? George [email protected] wrote: Hi Ron and all I did a few lookups on the news link you sent Ron and was surprised to say the least! : ) I have found 2 articles (so far) fro The OAKLAND TRIBUNE May 27 and May 28 1964 regarding Patricia HUFF an undercover police woman being held in contempt of court for refusing to answer questions. I cant get the whole article on one and have copied the other here below. I would like to find out what preceeded in ths trial and what "Mrs. HUFF's " sentence was. If Ive figured correctly her sentencing would have been on June 1st. This came as a big surprse to me that she was an undercover police woman, Patricia HUFF was my biological mother. For a very short time I lived with her during this time and I am one of the children mentioned in the article. Strange thing is, even though I was only 9 or 10 yrs old, I remember bits and pieces about this and not too long ago asked my sister, who is older than I, about memories I had about hearing something about this trial and she had no idea what I was talking about..The thing that does surprise me is that Patricia HUFF was a police officer in any fashion...no one in our family ever knew that. Her name prior to HUFF was SCHWEITZER, she married HUFF about 1962-63.(and the newspaper is right, she had many, many names.....) She also worked with the District Attorney's office, and with Mr. Clarence SEVERIN on many cases and they became life long friends. Mr SEVERIN figured prominently also in the well known murder case of Burton ABBOTT, in the book A TRAIL OF CORN.(in the 1950's in Oakland / Alameda / Berkeley) Any information about Patricia HUFF, (SCHWEITZER) and her career as a police woman and i particular what preceeded and followed this mis- trial. When she died she had no longer been HUFF for over 20 years (family still living) I apologize for the length. Cris fro the OAKLAND TRIBUNE "MARTINEZ Dr. Lawrence Giiubbini, 60. and Dr. Joseph Sieff. 51, stand acquitted today of all abortion charges they faced in a Superior Court action which ended here Tuesday in a mis- .nal. District Atty. John A Nejedly, n an unusual court action, asked for a mistrial after a woman witness for the prosecution, an undercover police agent, refus- d to answer personal questions asked by the defense. Superior Judge Martin E Rothenberg, who granted the mistrial, said today that dismis- sal oi all the charges against the defendants was automatic when the prosecution requested a mis- trial A second trial on those charges would be considered double jeopardy, the judge explained. Dr. Giubinni, a chiropractor, who now resides in San Ansel- mo, had been charged with three counts of abortion, two counts of soliciting women for abortion and conspiracy. Dr. Sieff, of San Leandro, a former associate of Dr. Giubin- ni, was charged with a single count each of abortion, soliciting and conspiracy. The reluctant witness, Mrs. PATRICIA HUFF, was held in con- tempt of court by Judge Rothen- berg. She will appear before him Monday for sentencing. Mrs. HUFF said later she could not identify her children in open court nor answer certain ques- tions about her personal life be- cause such information would endanger the welfare of her family. She said she had been assured by officials in charge of her un- dercover police work that she would not be required to reveal her full identity and that of her family in testimony about the case." taken from the OAKLAND TRIBUNE MAY 27-28 1964 ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --------------------------------- Stay in the know. Pulse on the new Yahoo.com. Check it out.

Cris, In case this is the article that you could only view partially, here is the full entry for 27 May 1964 in the Oakland Tribune: Wednesday 27 May 1964. OAKLAND TRIBUNE Mistrial Declared Martinez--In an unusual court action yesterday, the district attorney's office obtained a mistrial because a prosecution witness refused to testify about her personal life. Most mistrials are granted to the defense. It occurred in an abortion trial involving two former Richmond chiropractors, Dr Joseph D Sieff, 51, now of San Leandro, and his former partner, Dr Lawrence Giubbini, 60, who resides in San Anselmo. District Attorney John A Nejedlly strode into the courtroom of Superior Judge Martin E Rothenberg to make the motion for mistrial following the third refusal of a key witness to answer questions put by the defense and the judge. Judge Rothenberg held Mrs Patricia Huff of Oakland in contempt of court for her refusal to answer a question put to her by one of the defense attorneys, Irving Sugarman of Richmaond. The question concerned the history of her marriages. Sentencing was put off until Monday at 9:30 am on Mrs Huff's refusal to heed Judge Rothenberg's directions to answer. The indictment against the two defendants still stands, Nejedly said and, following a review of all the evidence, a new trial can be held. "There is a cloud on the evidence when the state's witness refuses to testify," Nejedly explained. "When the witness refused to testify, we could not logically proceed with dignity." "It takes a lot of courage to do this sort of thing and to do it under these circumstances when so much work has gone into the case," said Judge Rothenberg. The jury had heard eight days of testimony in the trial before its abrupt end. To the jury Rotheberg said, "This is a case you will long remember from many standpoints. It is a case in which justice has been done because this is an action a district attorney ought to take under such circumstances." Mrs. Huff had previously testified she was being prepared for an abortion in the defendants' offices when she signalled for police waiting outside. > I was wondering if the Contra Costa Times, is in that group of papers that you can check? > Also wondering do she work under cover somewhere in Contra Costa, for wondering the trial was > held in that county? > > George > > [email protected] wrote: > Hi Ron and all > I did a few lookups on the news link you sent Ron and was surprised to > say the least! : ) I have found 2 articles (so far) fro The OAKLAND > TRIBUNE May 27 and May 28 1964 regarding Patricia HUFF an undercover > police woman being held in contempt of court for refusing to answer > questions. I cant get the whole article on one and have copied the other > here below. I would like to find out what preceeded in ths trial and > what "Mrs. HUFF's " sentence was. If Ive figured correctly her > sentencing would have been on June 1st. This came as a big surprse to me > that she was an undercover police woman, Patricia HUFF was my biological > mother. For a very short time I lived with her during this time and I am > one of the children mentioned in the article. Strange thing is, even > though I was only 9 or 10 yrs old, I remember bits and pieces about this > and not too long ago asked my sister, who is older than I, about > memories I had about hearing something about this trial and she had no > idea what I was talking about..The thing that does surprise me is that > Patricia HUFF was a police officer in any fashion...no one in our family > ever knew that. Her name prior to HUFF was SCHWEITZER, she married HUFF > about 1962-63.(and the newspaper is right, she had many, many > names.....) She also worked with the District Attorney's office, and > with Mr. Clarence SEVERIN on many cases and they became life long > friends. Mr SEVERIN figured prominently also in the well known murder > case of Burton ABBOTT, in the book A TRAIL OF CORN.(in the 1950's in > Oakland / Alameda / Berkeley) > Any information about Patricia HUFF, (SCHWEITZER) and her career as a > police woman and i particular what preceeded and followed this mis- > trial. When she died she had no longer been HUFF for over 20 years > (family still living) > I apologize for the length. > Cris > > fro the OAKLAND TRIBUNE > "MARTINEZ Dr. Lawrence Giiubbini, 60. and Dr. Joseph Sieff. 51, stand > acquitted today of all abortion charges they faced in a Superior Court > action which ended here Tuesday in a mis- .nal. District Atty. John A > Nejedly, n an unusual court action, asked for a mistrial after a woman > witness for the prosecution, an undercover police agent, refus- d to > answer personal questions asked by the defense. Superior Judge Martin E > Rothenberg, who granted the mistrial, said today that dismis- sal oi all > the charges against the defendants was automatic when the prosecution > requested a mis- trial A second trial on those charges would be > considered double jeopardy, the judge explained. Dr. Giubinni, a > chiropractor, who now resides in San Ansel- mo, had been charged with > three counts of abortion, two counts of soliciting women for abortion > and conspiracy. Dr. Sieff, of San Leandro, a former associate of Dr. > Giubin- ni, was charged with a single count each of abortion, soliciting > and conspiracy. The reluctant witness, Mrs. PATRICIA HUFF, was held in > con- tempt of court by Judge Rothen- berg. She will appear before him > Monday for sentencing. Mrs. HUFF said later she could not identify her > children in open court nor answer certain ques- tions about her personal > life be- cause such information would endanger the welfare of her > family. She said she had been assured by officials in charge of her un- > dercover police work that she would not be required to reveal her full > identity and that of her family in testimony about the case." > taken from the OAKLAND TRIBUNE MAY 27-28 1964 > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the > word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > --------------------------------- > Stay in the know. Pulse on the new Yahoo.com. 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