In 1997 , Stephen Jones was the lead defense attorney for Timothy McVeigh , who was on trial for the Oklahoma City bombing . McVeigh wanted to use the " necessity defense " , but Jones took a different tack , even traveling to other countries in search of evidence because he believed that McVeigh did not act alone in the bombing . McVeigh was convicted on all counts and executed in 2001 . Defense attorney and law professor David Bruck uses Stephen Jones ' post-trial actions as an example , though , of what lawyers should not do in representing a client or guarding attorney-client privileges
Oklahoma City bombing
Oklahoma City bombing
Stephen Jones (attorney)