Some Evidence Off-Limits Against Nichols

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Evidence concerning the deaths of eight federal law enforcement officers in the Oklahoma City bombing cannot be used by state prosecutors to help secure a death penalty against bombing conspirator Terry Nichols, a judge ruled Monday. Nichols, 48, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and conspiracy and sentenced to life in prison following a federal trial for the deaths of the eight officers in the April 19, 1995, bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building. The blast killed 168 people. In Oklahoma, Nichols is charged with 161 state counts of first-degree murder for the deaths of the other victims and a fetus. Posted by Editor at August 5, 2003 09:11 AM