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McVeigh files for stay: 'It's a power issue'Convicted Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh will seek another stay of his execution, now scheduled for June 11 at a federal prison in Terre Haute, Indiana. McVeigh's move came after his lawyers said federal authorities have failed to turn over all evidence in his case to the defense team. Jack Poe, an Oklahoma City police chaplain who counsels bombing survivors: "I think it's a power issue. It's a controlling issue. I think he knows this isn't going to change the outcome, it just gives him another opportunity to be in control." Robert Nigh, attorney for McVeigh: "This decision was not easy for Mr. McVeigh. He had prepared to die, and he was ready to die on May 16 of 2001." Jeralyn Merritt, a former McVeigh defense lawyer: "It's sort of a different ball game, because now, it looks like the integrity of the trial and the verdict could be at issue because of the failure of the FBI to turn over documents ... I'm hoping that he will want to have it fully investigated and allow his lawyers to ask the judge for a stay so that can be done." John Ashcroft, U.S. Attorney General: "Based on the overwhelming evidence and McVeigh's own repeated admissions, we know that he is responsible for this crime, and we will continue to pursue justice by seeking to carry out the sentence that was determined by a jury." Calvin Moser, bombing survivor: "He has always wanted to be in the driver's seat, and here he is being a little manipulated by his attorneys. He's fallen back to the norm of a person who does not want to be put to death." Pat Ryan, a U.S. attorney who helped prosecute McVeigh: "If death penalty crimes were ranked one to 100, this is 100. There has never been anything worse committed on American soil, and Timothy McVeigh is going to get the death penalty at the end of the day." The Associated Press contributed to this report. |
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