Stephen Jones
Events (54)
- April 24, 1995: Court-Appointed Lawyers for Bombing Suspect Ask to Be Removed from Case 1995-04-24
- April 28, 1995: Questions Arise over Who Will Defend McVeigh 1995-04-28
- May 8, 1995: Stephen Jones Named to Represent Accused Oklahoma City Bomber 1995-05-08
- 7:01 a.m. May 23, 1995: Oklahoma City Bomb Target Demolished 1995-05-23
- June 26, 1995: Accused Oklahoma City Bomber McVeigh Gives Newsweek Interview, Says He Will Plead Not Guilty 1995-06-26
- June 26, 1995: Lawyer for Accused Oklahoma City Bomber Attempts to ‘Soften’ Image of Client 1995-06-26
- July 3, 1995: Former Soldier Writes of Accused Oklahoma City Bomber, Lauds His Military Service 1995-07-03
- July 11-13, 1995: Prosecutors to Seek Death Penalty against Accused Oklahoma City Bombers 1995-07-11
- July 17, 1995: Accused Oklahoma City Bomber’s Lawyer Says Trial Should Be Moved from Oklahoma 1995-07-17
- July 19, 1995: Accused Oklahoma City Bomber Refuses to Provide Handwriting Sample for Prosecution 1995-07-19
- August 7, 1995: Unidentified Leg Found in Oklahoma City Bombing Rubble; Defense Lawyer Says Leg May Belong to ‘Real Bomber’ 1995-08-07
- August 8, 1995: Oklahoma City Bombing Conspirators Testify before Grand Jury 1995-08-08
- August 10, 1995: Grand Jury Indicts McVeigh, Nichols in Oklahoma City Bomb Plot 1995-08-10
- October 20, 1995: Attorney General Authorizes Death Penalty against Oklahoma City Bombers 1995-10-20
- December 22, 1995: Defense Lawyers Move to Secure Government Documents for Theory of ‘Foreign’ ‘Terrorist’ Involvement in Oklahoma City Bombing 1995-12-22
- February 9, 1996 and After: Accused Oklahoma City Bomber’s Lawyer Asks to Subpoena Four Men He Says May Have Knowledge of Blast 1996-02-09
- February 20, 1996: Oklahoma City Bombing Trial Moved to Denver 1996-02-20
- February 24, 1996: Leg Found in Oklahoma City Bomb Rubble Identified 1996-02-24
- April 10, 1996: Lawyer for Accused Oklahoma City Bomber Asks for Classified Information 1996-04-10
- May 2, 1996: Lawyers for Accused Oklahoma City Bombers Argue against Death Penalty for Clients 1996-05-02
- December 22, 1996: Defense Lawyer for Accused Oklahoma City Bomber Gives ‘Farewell Message’ to Hometown 1996-12-22
- January 10, 1997: Defense Lawyers in Oklahoma City Bombing Attempt to Suppress Witness Testimonies 1997-01-10
- January 29, 1997: Prosecutors Say ‘John Doe No. 2’ Was Misidentification, Person Has No Connection to Oklahoma City Bomb Plot 1997-01-29
- February 19, 1997: Prosecution Witnesses Identify McVeigh as Renting Ryder Truck Used in Oklahoma City Bombing 1997-02-19
- February 28 - March 4, 1997: Press Reports McVeigh Confesses; Defense Says Press Used Illegally Gained Documents, Denies Confession 1997-03-04
- April 8, 1997: Oklahoma Gazette Publishes Letter from Accused Oklahoma City Bomber 1997-04-08
- April 24, 1997: McVeigh Trial Opens 1997-04-24
- April 29-30, 1997: Wife of Fellow Bombing Conspirator Testifies in McVeigh Trial 1997-04-29
- May 9, 1997: Prosecutors Establish Timeline of Events Leading up to Rental of Truck Used in Oklahoma City Bombing 1997-05-09
- May 21, 1997: Prosecution Rests in McVeigh Trial after ‘Masterful’ Presentation 1997-05-21
- May 22, 1997: McVeigh Defense Opens with Suggestion that ‘Real’ Bomber Killed in Blast 1997-05-22
- May 22, 1997: Defense in Oklahoma City Bomber Trial Casts Doubt on Identification of McVeigh as Truck Renter 1997-05-22
- May 27, 1997: FBI Forensic Specialist Unable to Show that Poor Crime Lab Techniques Contaminated Evidence in McVeigh Investigation 1997-05-27
- May 28, 1997: Defense Rests in McVeigh Trial; Unable to Shake Prosecution’s Case 1997-05-28
- May 30, 1997: Prosecutors, Defense Present Closing Arguments in Oklahoma City Bombing Case 1997-05-30
- June 2, 1997: McVeigh Convicted in Oklahoma City Bombing 1997-06-02
- June 5, 1997: Militia Leader Urges Convicted Oklahoma City Bomber to Demand Execution, Become Martyr 1997-06-05
- June 11-13, 1997: McVeigh Sentenced to Death in Oklahoma City Bombing 1997-06-11
- June 15, 1997: New York Times: Questions Remain about Possible Conspiracy Surrounding Oklahoma City Bombing 1997-06-15
- June 18-24, 1997: Congress Bans Military Burial for Convicted Oklahoma City Bomber 1997-06-18
- July 7-25, 1997: McVeigh Lawyers Ask for New Trial 1997-07-07
- August 12, 1997: Judge Denies McVeigh’s Request for New Trial 1997-08-12
- August 14-27, 1997: McVeigh Blames Lawyer for ‘Screwing Up’ Defense, Asks for Lawyer’s Removal 1997-08-14
- October 31, 1997: Newspaper Profiles Nichols Trial Prosecutor 1997-10-31
- December 16-18, 1997: Jury Begins Final Deliberations in Oklahoma City Bombing Conspiracy Trial 1997-12-16
- April 25, 1998: Former McVeigh Lawyer Says He Will Fight Grand Jury Subpoena 1998-04-25
- March 26, 2001: Former Oklahoma City Bomber Lawyer Willing to Testify that Others Involved in Bomb Conspiracy 2001-03-26
- May 10-11, 2001: Justice Department Reveals Failure to Turn Over Documents in McVeigh Trial 2001-05-10
- May 13, 2001: New York Times: FBI’s Failure to Turn Over Documents in Oklahoma City Bombing Case Feeds Conspiracy Theories 2001-05-13
- February 13, 2003: Associated Press: FBI Failed to Turn Over Evidence Suggesting Possible Links between Convicted Oklahoma City Bomber, White Supremacists 2003-02-13