Federal clemency case file
Pardon of Patricia Campbell Hearst
Granted January 20, 2001 by Bill Clinton (Democratic).
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Patricia Campbell Hearst was convicted in the Northern District of California in 1976 of armed bank robbery and incidental crimes under 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a) and (d) in connection with the April 15, 1974 robbery of the Hibernia Bank in San Francisco. She was sentenced in March 1976 to 84 months imprisonment. On January 20, 2001, President Bill Clinton granted Hearst a pardon.
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Court case
Offense and conviction
Conviction for armed bank robbery in connection with the April 1974 Hibernia Bank robbery in San Francisco. Sentenced March 1976.
Northern District of California · 1976
Bank Robbery and Incidental Crimes
Conviction for armed bank robbery in connection with the April 15, 1974 robbery of the Hibernia Bank, San Francisco. (18 U.S.C. § 2113(a) and (d))
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Sentence
84 months imprisonment
Sentenced March 20, 1976 · Northern District of California
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