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Ever worked on any case in my life, and i believed in her and in her defense. >> she was on the hook for a very grisly first-degree murder, and we got her out of that. had that been understood at the time, the hearst case would have been labeled as a major victory. and randy and kathryn hearst understood, and they were very grateful for it. if patty ever said thank you, i don't recall it. >> patricia hearst is asking for a new trial, charging her trial attorney, f. lee bailey, with an ineffective defense. ♪

Very grisly first degree murder, and we got her out of that. had that been understood at the time, the hearst case would have been labeled as a major victory. and brandy and kathryn hearst understood, and they were very grateful for it. if patty ever said thank you, i don't recall. >> patricia hearst is asking for a new trial, charging her trial attorney, f. lee bailey with an ineffective defense. ♪ bum-bum-bum-bum-bum t-mobile believes it's better to give than to receive. some may disagree. (scream) no! others won't believe it.

To have to alter public opinion on her post conviction. >> patty hearst waged a press offensive to change public opinion to get jimmy carter to commute her sentence. she doled out interviews to sympathetic reporters who didn't know all the facts of the case. >> they focused on the victim part exclusively. since she's been observed on television and magazines as a victim, and not as an urban guerrilla, the narrative has like been altered dramatically. so, it's not that hard to pull off. you know, when you have a media empire that's backing your play, that's a big deal. >> her family recruits de...

Members of the sy mbia nese liberation army robbed a store. today patricia hearst pleaded no contest to charges of robbery and assault in connection with that shooting. >> the sentence could have been as much as 15 years to life. >> the l.a. case was the worst case for her. there was tons of evidence against her in l.a. it was probably at least a year between our case in l.a. and her case. when we were arrested, we only remained in the san mateo county jail for three days and we were transported to l.a. to go to trial in the mel's case. >> after deliberating for nine days, a los angeles jury f...

Bousire pig. it depidn't matter. >> it didn't matter what they did to anybody. they were always right, always. >> publishing that book was one of the dumbest things i have ever seen in my life because immunity doesn't cover writing books to make money about how you committed a capital crime and being the get away driver in a bank where murder occurs makes the driver liable for murder in the first degree. >> patty, you have never been tried for that. >> no. >> president carter commutes her on the bank robbery charge. he doesn't commute her on any other case. she still has this murder case hangi...