Terry Nichols, the Oklahoma City bombing conspirator who is already serving life in federal prison, will stand trial in state court on 160 counts of first-degree murder that could bring the death penalty, a judge ruled Tuesday. Nichols, 48, will be arraigned next Tuesday. The decision by District Judge Allen McCall essentially means Nichols will be tried again for the April 19, 1995, bombing of the Oklahoma City federal building that killed 168 people and injured hundreds of others. Nichols was convicted in 1997 of federal conspiracy and involuntary manslaughter charges for the deaths of eight law enforcement officers in the bombing. The state charges cover all other victims and Nichols has already lost an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court arguing that a state trial amounts to double jeopardy. Full Story
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