Big difference between a person requesting all appeals be halted vs. the Boston bomber who will fight his execution, until all appeals are exhausted, probably sometime after a good many Freepers here are dead at least 15 years from now.
“Last December, a judge granted McVeigh’s request to halt his appeals process and set an execution date. There are only 8 seats available in the death chamber at Terre Haute, Ind. and several families of the victims want a chance to either see the execution via closed circuit television in Oklahoma City or Terre Haute. “
Judge Grants McVeigh’s Request to Stop Appeals; Execution Date Can Be Set
By JO THOMAS
Published: December 29, 2000
DENVER, Dec. 28— The federal judge who sentenced Timothy J. McVeigh, the Oklahoma City bomber, to death agreed today to Mr. McVeigh’s request to halt all further appeals of his conviction and allow a date to be set for his execution.
I had forgotten about that. No doubt, had he not done so we would still be paying for his upkeep.