McVeigh unlikely to win new trial - lawyers

Legal experts expect a judge will grant Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh’s request for an execution delay, but say he will have a hard time proving the government intentionally withheld evidence that could have helped him at trial.

McVeigh unlikely to win new trial - lawyers

Legal experts expect a judge will grant Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh’s request for an execution delay, but say he will have a hard time proving the government intentionally withheld evidence that could have helped him at trial.

McVeigh’s lawyers yesterday accused the government of perpetrating ‘‘a fraud on the court’’ by withholding evidence from the defence and ’’continuing to withhold numbers of documents.’’

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