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Patty's local attorneys, John Knutson and Terence Hallinan, left no doubt about their own view of the girl. In a declaration filed with Federal Judge Oliver J. Carter, they declared that she was "a mentally and emotionally disturbed young woman, who is either emerging from or about to fall into a nervous breakdown." In their consultations with her, they said, "she appeared disorganized, flat and listless in her accounts, and vacillating in her attitude toward her parents and lawyers involved in the case. She seemed to have no idea of the gravity of her position." They said...
...INSANITY. Even if Patty is found competent to stand trial, her lawyers could argue that her captors had driven her insane. Indeed, Vincent Hallinan said the defense would claim that she had been made "completely, absolutely, utterly insane by those who kidnaped her." Insanity, however, is difficult to prove, and Patty's behavior while on the run-and her recorded statements in jail-poses problems for the defense. What is more, Thomas Dean Matthews, 19, whom Patty and her companions are charged with kidnaping and holding for nearly twelve hours while on a robbery spree...
...Hallinans, father and son, make a striking and effective legal pair. Long one of the most successful defenders of radicals and outcasts on the West Coast, Vincent Hallinan says: "I'm a pretty lusty 78." He made Ripley's Believe It Or Not by playing half a game of rugby...
...Terence Hallinan, 38, has been interested in civil rights causes. During the '60s, it took a call from Robert Kennedy to spring him from a Mississippi jail. His nickname is "K.O."-a reference to his skill and ferocity as a boxer-and he comes on as though the courtroom were a ring. Eyes glinting through his spectacles, muscles bulging beneath his flashy suits, K.O. Hallinan is the antagonist of the team, the one who has seemed the most abrasive figure in the pretrial proceedings...
Opposing this array of high-priced talent will be a team of three federal prosecutors headed by U.S. Attorney James Browning, 42, a tall, thin man who is as dignified in court as K.O. Hallinan and Bailey are flamboyant. Browning is highly regarded in San Francisco for his skill and experience as a prosecutor-he has tried close to 200 jury cases. When he saw the Hearst case coming, he reserved it for himself. Says Browning: "I can't wait to get Patty Hearst on the stand...