Word: nigh
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...executions, signs are that the case could be in for a long summer. The story so far: Last Thursday, after meeting with their client in Terre Haute, Indiana, lawyers for the convicted bomber announced they would seek a delay of McVeigh?s June 11th execution date. Defense attorney Robert Nigh called the decision to request more time was "difficult" for McVeigh, who was "ready to die." Friday morning, McVeigh?s legal team filed a 300-plus page brief with the case?s original trial judge, U.S. District Judge Richard Matsch, asking for a delay and also requesting a hearing...
...Despite public outcry against their client, who has, since his conviction, confessed to the bombing, McVeigh?s lawyers continue to push their case. Thursday, Nigh insisted that the government must be held accountable for committing "a fraud upon the court" by withholding documents from the defense team...
...inmates who have not. How much doubt can the criminal justice system withstand? "The events of the past three days demonstrate that even in Mr. McVeigh's case, the government is not capable of carrying out the death penalty in a fair and just manner," said McVeigh lawyer Robert Nigh...
...number of active militia groups quadrupled in the year after Oklahoma City. A TIME cover story on the militia movement just after the bombing estimated that upwards of 12 million Americans "respond to the patriot rhetoric about a sinister, out-of-control federal bureaucracy." The final reckoning was nigh...
...this mess looking good. I never thought I would see the day that Al Gore would rise up to glory as the shining light of hope, the hero of the people, and the savior of those who don’t watch Fox Cable News, but that day is nigh...