Defense attorney for Oklahoma City bomber dead at 57
Source: AP
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Rob Nigh, a defense attorney who represented Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh and witnessed his 2001 execution, died Sunday after a battle with cancer, former colleagues said. He was 57.
Known for his encyclopedic legal knowledge, work ethic and intense preparation on every case he handled, Nigh also defended those accused of committing some of the state's most egregious crimes. Nigh died about three months after stepping down as Tulsa County's chief public defender for serious health issues.
Stephen Jones, McVeigh's lead defense attorney, told The Associated Press Sunday that he asked Nigh to be his assistant on the McVeigh case and recommended him to serve as the former soldier's appellate attorney because he thought of his colleague as "a zealous advocate" for clients.
Jones said his instinct to take Nigh on didn't disappoint.
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Just fuck
represents the highest ideals of American jurisprudence.
I would have preferred that McVeigh receive life in prison rather than the death penalty. But he received a fair trial. No one can deny that. That's something for us as a country to be proud of.
Rest In Peace, sir...
