McVeigh’s Appeal Is Given to Court
Timothy J. McVeigh’s attorneys have appealed his conviction on murder and conspiracy charges in the Oklahoma City bombing, citing pretrial publicity, a judge’s refusal to entertain evidence linking others to the bombing and “inflammatory” emotional evidence from surviving victims. The 226-page appeal, made public by the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver, alleges a series of errors by U.S. District Judge Richard P. Matsch during the 11-week trial last spring that the attorneys said prevented McVeigh from receiving a fair trial. McVeigh was sentenced to die. Government prosecutors have one month to respond.
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