Chronology of the legal case of Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh:
June 2, 1997 — Jury convicts McVeigh on all 11 murder and conspiracy counts he faced.
June 13 — Jury condemns McVeigh to die by injection.
Aug. 14 — McVeigh formally sentenced to death.
Sept. 8 — 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirms conviction.
March 8, 1999 — U.S. Supreme Court rejects appeal.
Oct. 12, 2000 — U.S. District Court in Denver denies McVeigh's request for new trial.
Dec. 28 — U.S. District Judge Richard Matsch holds hearing to make sure McVeigh understands he's dropping appeals. McVeigh says he wants execution date set but reserves right to seek presidential clemency.
Jan. 11, 2001 — McVeigh lets deadline pass for changing his decision.
Jan. 16 — United States sets May 16 execution date.
Feb. 16 — McVeigh lets clemency filing deadline pass.
May 10 — Justice Department begins turning over thousands of FBI bombing investigation documents to McVeigh's attorneys.
May 11 — Attorney General John Ashcroft delays McVeigh's execution until June 11.
May 31 — McVeigh agrees to seek delay in execution.
June 6 — Matsch rejects request to delay execution.
June 7 — 10th U.S. Circuit denies appeal; McVeigh abandons further appeals.