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Lawyer: McVeigh Won't Ask For Stay Of Execution

Juror Surprised By Developments

A lawyer for convicted Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh said Thursday that in spite of new evidence found by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, he didn't think McVeigh would ask for a stay of execution. McVeigh and his lawyers were weighing their options Thursday night after the FBI announced that it had mistakenly misplaced thousands of documents that were part of the Oklahoma City bombing investigation. Dennis Hartley See McVeigh's Lawyers Reaction
See The Reaction In Terre Haute
McVeigh is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection in Terre Haute, Ind., on Wednesday. "It's troubling that documents that were ordered to be produced were not produced until six days before the scheduled execution. That's not the way the system was designed to work," Nathan Chambers, an attorney for McVeigh, said. "I don't think Timothy McVeigh will ask for a stay of execution," Dennis Hartley (pictured, left), another attorney for McVeigh, said. "In all likelihood, this evidence means nothing in light of the fact that he has collaborated with a book that is 400 pages of confession," Hartley said. A bombing trial juror told 7NEWS Thursday night that she's quite surprised about Thursday's developments. Martha Hite "I think it is upsetting that all of this happened - I think it's bizarre that it would happen now - I can't imagine," juror Martha Hite (pictured, right) said. Hite wasn't sure what to make of the developments, but said that one thing was for sure: the jurors felt beyond a reasonable doubt that McVeigh committed the crime, and he later admitted his guilt. Prison officials in Terre Haute, Ind., said that they are going ahead with their plans to execute Timothy McVeigh. Residents in Terre Haute said that they weren't very surprised by the last-minute developments, but they wanted closure in the case. Previous Stories:

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