Appeals Court Upholds Convictions In Killing Of NSU Professor

<p>The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals has upheld the murder conviction and life without parole sentence of a man convicted of killing a Northeastern State University chemistry professor.&nbsp;</p>

Tuesday, April 4th 2017, 12:33 pm

By: News On 6


The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals has upheld the murder conviction and life without parole sentence of a man convicted of killing a Northeastern State University chemistry professor.

The court on Tuesday rejected a dozen appeals from 37-year-old Joshua Schneider, including lack of evidence, improper evidence, prosecutorial misconduct and ineffective assistance of counsel.
   
Schneider was convicted in Cherokee County in 2015 of killing 38-year-old Tiffany Maher in May 2013 after meeting her on an online dating website. Schneider was also convicted of arson and larceny in the case.

7/13/2015 Related Story: Man Sentenced To Life For 2013 Murder Of NSU Professor
   
Maher's partially burned body was found in bed in her home in Tahlequah. A specific cause of death could not be determined, but an autopsy report said the death was consistent with strangulation.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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