Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit June 20, 2007, 06-3790 (Roy Alan Finch v. Thomas J. Miller)

BENTON, Circuit Judge.

In 1990, Roy Alan Finch was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. His conviction was affirmed by the Iowa Court of Appeals, and the Iowa Supreme Court denied further review in 1991. His petition for post-conviction relief was denied in 1998; he did not appeal. Finch filed two later post-conviction petitions, each dismissed by Iowa courts.