Former Symbionese Liberation Army fugitive Sara Jane Olson has
asked to withdraw a guilty plea and be tried on charges of attempting to blow up police cars in a conspiracy to murder officers in the 1970s.
The new twist in the long-running case came in a motion unsealed
Wednesday that asked Superior Court Judge Larry Paul Fidler to withdraw
her plea, which was entered October 31 after an unsuccessful bid to
postpone the trial following 9/11. The initial guilty plea was immediately
repudiated outside court, then reaffirmed in court November 6.
[ Full article | Sara Olson Defense Fund Committee Official Website ]