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The Trial Of Patty Hearst

Though there were many crimes for which Patty Hearst could have stood trial, it was for the Hibernia Bank Robbery that she was charged and tried. Despite clear evidence of brainwashing, Stockholm Syndrome, coercion and more, the prosecution’s case was solid. It wasn’t helped by the fact that Hearst made a terrible impression of herself in court. She was lethargic and possibly under medication during testimony. In fact, the trial went so badly for her that the court ruled it would have been impossible for her to have been raped in captivity because the SLA had “feminist objectives.”