Absolutely. But they zapped him fairly quickly compared to others in a similar situation......that is, death row. Wonder why they zotted him so quickly?
After the first Appeals Court upheld Tim McVeigh's conviction, Tim McVeigh himself said no more appeals. He was ready to die. That is why it went so fast.
Most criminals draw their sentences out with appeals after appeals. I am not sure how many a person is intitled to but it is quite a few.