Shere was tried, convicted, and sentenced to death for the murder of Drew Snyder on Christmas Day 1987 after talking the victim into going rabbit hunting in a remote area, where he was killed. The motive for the shooting was Shere's belief that Snyder intended to tell police about crimes he and others may have been involved in. Shere's sentence was upheld on appeal in 1991, and he now challenges the validity of his death sentence.