Nevada Appeal at 150: March 21, 1976: Hearst jury: guilty

Hearst jury: guiltyPatricia Hearst was found guilty of armed bank robbery by a jury which quickly rejected her story that she was forced into a holdup by death threats and mistreatment at the hands of the Symbionese Liberation Army. Hearst, who had entered the courtroom smiling before the verdict was announced, blanched and a painful expression crossed her face as the clerk read the verdict to a tension-filled courtroom. The 22-year-old newspaper heiress swallowed hard, and chief defense attorne