Federal clemency record
Commutation · January 29, 1979
Granted by Jimmy Carter (Democratic) to Patricia Campbell Hearst
Summary
Patricia Campbell Hearst received a commutation of her sentence on January 29, 1979, from President Jimmy Carter. Hearst had been convicted in the Northern District of California of bank robbery and use of a firearm in connection with a 1974 robbery. The commutation reduced her sentence but did not constitute a pardon.
Offense
N/Cal