-Caveat Lector- <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"> </A> -Cui Bono?- August preliminary hearing set despite Nichols' plea for time 02/12/2000 By Nolan Clay Staff Writer Terry Nichols wanted more time, but a judge chose Aug. 7 to begin his preliminary hearing in the Oklahoma City bombing case. "Lawyers are able to do an incredible amount of work when they have a deadline," Payne County Associate District Judge Robert M. Murphy Jr. said Friday. The preliminary hearing will determine whether the evidence against Nichols is enough for a murder trial. The judge estimated the hearing could take three to six weeks. Nichols, 44, was serving a life sentence on his federal conviction for plotting the bombing, but state prosecutors charged him to seek the death penalty. The April 19, 1995, attack on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building left 168 dead. The judge Friday also imposed a ban on out-of-court comments and resolved a dispute over the copying of FBI files. He scolded attorneys at one point "to not behave like children." Friday's hearing was again held in the basement of the Oklahoma County jail. Only two victims were present. Before it started, Nichols smiled, waved and mouthed, "Hi," to victim Kathy Wilburn, who is corresponding with him by mail. Wilburn, who lost her two young grandsons in the attack, believes there are others -- still not caught -- involved in the bombing. "I'm interested in getting to the truth. Terry probably has more pieces of the truth," she said. The decision on a preliminary hearing was a compromise. Prosecutors wanted to start sooner but defense attorneys wanted longer to review the hundreds of thousands of pages of FBI reports. Attorney Brian Hermanson said he'd need 16 years if he read everything -- even at a page a minute, eight hours a day, five days a week. The ban on out-of-court comments -- known as a gag order -- was sought by both the prosecution and defense. The next hearing is 3 p.m. March 3. The judge rescheduled a hearing on cameras in the courtroom to March 10. Bev "You shall know the truth and the truth shall make you mad." Aldous Huxley <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance�not soap-boxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
