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Criminal

Nov. 30, 2001

Plea Bargain Stress Syndrome May Lead to Two-Hankie Hearing for Olson

Sara Jane Olson, the 54-year-old Minnesota doctor's wife charged with attempting to bomb Los Angeles police cars a quarter-century ago, may be suffering from plea bargain stress syndrome.

By Garry Abrams
        
        Sara Jane Olson, the 54-year-old Minnesota doctor's wife charged with attempting to bomb Los Angeles police cars a quarter-century ago, may be suffering from plea bargain stress syndrome.
        That's the diagnosis of a criminologist who says she has counseled thousands of people faced with spendin...

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