Earl Warren American Inn of Court: The SLA, The Assassination of Marcus Foster and the Trial of Patty Hearst

MCWL members, the Earl Warren Inn of Court, is inviting you to a unique program, related to one of the most riveting chapters in  the history of the Bay Area: the kidnapping of Patty Hearst, the rise of the Symbionese Liberation Army, and the courtroom and legal battles that ensued.

If you are interested in attending, please email Adam Carlson: carlson@cmslaw.com.

These events captivated the nation in the early 1970s, became one of the first events to receive near–24-hour news coverage, and introduced the public to what would later be known as Stockholm Syndrome. Was Patty Hearst, an heiress to one of the wealthiest families in the state, a willing participant in armed robberies? Or was she a victim?

A distinguished member of the Earl Warren Inn of Court, D. Lowell Jensen, was the Alameda County District Attorney at the time and was the prosecutor in one of the major trials that arose from those events. Judge Jensen will be the anchor of the program, recounting his unparalleled perspective from inside one of the most unique and shocking sagas in both the news and legal world. These events occurred 50 years ago, and yet his memory of the courtroom aspects of these events is impeccable.

This program will be held in person in Oakland, at the Wiley Manuel Courthouse, with a social dinner to follow at Everett & Jones. Attached is a flyer with some more information about the program.