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Patty's favorite cousin, William Randolph Hearst III, said that "I think she has probably undergone some sort of political change, but I don't think that being a radical feminist and being a responsible citizen are automatically irreconcilable...
...Hearsts were shaken by the release of the tape hi which Patty said she did not want to live on bail as a "prisoner" in her family's home. On the day the passage was made public, they cut their usual visit with their daughter from 30 minutes to 15. When newsmen asked for their comments on the tape, Mrs. Hearst lost her normal composure and called them a "bunch of ghouls...
...bolster the Hallinans, Randolph Hearst last week hired F. Lee Bailey, one of the nation's most colorful and successful criminal lawyers. Said Bailey: "I think this is a very important case with many new questions that present a lot of challenges. An apparently normal woman was kidnaped and something happened...
...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...
Brainwashing has never been used successfully as a defense in a federal court, as far as Justice Department officials can determine. However, some highly respected psychiatrists feel that the coercive practices described in Patty Hearst's affidavit, if they actually occurred, could have changed her personality so completely that she would have willingly joined the S.L.A. and taken part in its violent crimes. Technically, Patty's main defense may be mental incapacity or coercion, but the plea would be closely akin to brainwashing...