 It's anti-American. It can't coexist with what democracy is about. State Supreme Court's already ruled the school violates the Constitution. The suit in district court is seen as a backup should the high court's ruling be overturned on appeal. Richard Rogem Jr. has lived on Oklahoma's death row longer than he was a free man. He was sentenced to death for the kidnapping, rape, and murder of his 7-year-old stepdaughter, Layla Cummings.