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McVeigh Executed, Lawyers Plan to Win Appeal

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Timothy McVeigh, the man convicted of the worst act of terrorism on American soil, was executed earlier this week. Despite dying within 14 minutes of the lethal injection, lawyers for the 33 year-old McVeigh hope to appeal this latest action.

"We feel very confident that after looking at the facts, [Judge] Mahoney will come to the correct decision of justice and reverse Timothy's execution," stated Michael Johnson, lead counsel for the McVeigh defense team as a hearse slowly pulled away from the Terre Haute prison amidst a throng of shouting on-lookers.

Though some in the legal industry give the chance for a reversal 30/70 odds, many feel that the lawyers will finally have to admit defeat after a few more thousand billable hours and perhaps a book deal. "It's not completely unprecedented for the court to reverse itself, especially in a high-profile case like this, in fact that's why we have the appeals process. It is difficult, however. "Bill and Ted first had to defeat the Reaper in Battle Ship," said Johnson. "Then there were checkers, Twister, and several other contests before they were finally able to call 'Melvin,' and magic air guitar music signaled their release. Still, it's not too often that someone has been brought back from the dead on account of a court order, this isn?t some vacuum commercial."

Though many consider bringing him back from the dead only a science fiction possibility, there does exist some legal precedence. In 1975 an Ohio man, Jadie Pruit, was executed for stealing a loaf of bread. After reviewing the case a federal judge set aside the jury verdict and ordered Pruit to be exhumed and was awarded 5,000 in a civil lawsuit. He spent the next 10 years of his life sitting motionless on his porch, staring into the distance and slowly decomposing-or as the locals called it "living in Ohio."

McVeigh, though still the center of attention was tight-lipped about the latest chapter in his saga, simply releasing a statement from his coroner. "He has no comment at this time."



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