Court refuses to hear OJ Simpson appeal

OJ Simpson's lawyer will not get a chance to plead for the imprisoned former American football star's freedom before the full seven-member Nevada Supreme Court.

The state's highest court issued a terse and unanimous order declining to do what three of its members already refused to do - hear Simpson's appeal against his conviction and nine-to-33-year prison sentence in a 2007 armed confrontation with two sports memorabilia dealers in a Las Vegas casino hotel room.