A McVeigh acquittal? Prosecutors face major evidentiary hurdles when trial starts Mar. 31

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Rumor has it that the prosecutors of accused Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh confront major hurdles when the trial starts Mar. 31, 1997. The 2 pretrial years have revealed significant problems with the prosecution's case. These include the credibility problems of eyewitnesses, the lack of evidence on the most important charge, the detonation of the bomb, the problems with the state's forensic evidence due to controvery about the FBI crime laboratory and the importance in the case of the mystery conspirator but the lack of positive identification of this person. Convicting McVeigh of conspiracy will be easier than convicting him of the actual bombing. This is another criminal case built mainly on circumstantial evidence.

United States, Conspiracy

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Withdrawal move difficult for Oklahoma City lawyer; he says he's 'a defense lawyer down to (his) toenails' but must beg off

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Oklahoma City lawyer John W. Coyle and public defender Susan Otto have both sought to withdraw as defense counsel for accused bomber Timothy McVeigh. US Magistrate Ronald L. Howland denied those requests on Apr 26, 1995, but a short list of other possible defense lawyers is rumored to exist. Coyle says that despite the case's appeal to him as a defense lawyer, he lost friends in the explosion and might be unable to provide objective counsel. Other lawyers said to be interested in the case include Gerry Spence and Kevin McNally.

Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Public defenders, Oklahoma

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Subway bomber defense tries risky route: they say drug combination made him insane. But experts say that defense is a long shot

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Edward Leary's defense team will gamble on a rarely successful plea of insanity due to a combination of antidepressant drugs in his trial for the firebombing of a New York City, NY subway car. Sole practitioners Ira D London and Robert Fogelnest claim Prozac, Buspar, Effexor, and Wellbutrin, given by a doctor who provided no other care, forced the already depressed Leary into a state of insanity. While admitting his role in the bombing, they contend he had no harmful intent. The high-profile trial will have no TV cameras.

Antidepressants, Insanity defense, New York (State), Leary, Edward

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