Word: baileys
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...powers of vituperation. Opposite him, in the witness chair, sat the prosecution's man, a tall, imperious figure with a shaved head, who gave every bit as good as he got. In its seventh week the trial of Patty Hearst turned into a sarcastic duel between F. Lee Bailey and Dr. Joel Fort, the quirky, combative witness for the prosecution. Doggedly, almost desperately, Bailey strove to discredit Fort, and for good reason. With the jurors out of the room, Bailey acknowledged that if the seven women and five men accepted what Fort had to say about Patty, "that would...
...clash between Bailey and Fort was inevitable. The two men have certain similarities-including enormous egos. Like Bailey, Fort is an author and lecturer; like Bailey, he has been criticized for his style and methods. In 1967 Fort was fired by the city of San Francisco as director of the Center for Special Problems because officials claimed he was incorrectly using funds to treat hippies with drug problems. In recent years, Fort has operated mental health and drug-treatment programs in the city. Fort also has been in quite a few courtrooms, appearing as a witness in some 270 trials...
...army," responded Fort. As Fort spoke, Patty Hearst sat rigidly erect at the defense table, following every word, occasionally shaking her head in denial at the witness. Once, when Fort suggested she did not resist having sex with S.L.A. Member William Wolfe, she started to rise, apparently in anger; Bailey pressed her back down into her chair...
During his cross-examination Bailey sarcastically noted that in advance of his court appearance Fort had composed a four-page "antipress release," complete with biographical data, and had coupled it with a request for anonymity. "Your method of protecting your anonymity," Bailey asked incredulously, "was to send out twelve copies of this release to members of the press?" He also got Fort to acknowledge that he was not certified as a psychiatrist, although he had spent a one-year internship and a three-year residency in the field. Snapped Bailey: "I doubt he [Fort] has the ability to recognize...
...Bailey also brought out that Fort was being paid $50 an hour to work on the case-about standard for the Government-and that his bill would run to $12,500, which is high...