Oklahoma City bomber Terry Nichols was sentenced to...

Oklahoma City bomber Terry Nichols was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole for his role in the worst act of domestic terrorism in U.S. history, the April 19, 1995, bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building. District Judge Steven Taylor ordered Nichols to serve that term on each of 161 counts of 1st-degree murder and that the sentences run consecutively. (see also June 11, 2004). His sentence was pronounced after Nichols took the stand and read from a lengthy written statement in which he asked for forgiveness and offered to anyone his help in the healing process. Nichols will have 10 days after he is sentenced to appeal his conviction and sentence, but Nichols' defense attorneys have urged him not to appeal. Lead defense attorney Brian Hermanson said a successful appeal that invalidated the conviction and sentence could result in a 2nd state trial and another attempt to secure a death penalty.