Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit July 27, 2001, 99-3771 (Rodney L. Boyko v. Al C. Parke, Superintendent)

RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

At the age of fifteen, Rodney Boyko was convicted of the murder of Lester Clouse and sentenced to 35 years in prison. His conviction was affirmed on direct appeal by the Indiana Court of Appeals,

see Boy-ko v. State,

566 N.E.2d 1060 (Ind.Ct.App. 1991), and he did not petition for transfer to the Indiana Supreme Court. Mr.