Isaac Miles v. Roland Burris and Richard B. Gramley, Warden, Pontiac Correctional Center

KANNE, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner Isaac Miles was convicted in an Illinois state court of murdering Bradley Washington. He was sentenced to forty years in prison and is currently incarcerated. Miles appealed, and the Illinois Court of Appeals affirmed his conviction. People v. Miles, 176 Ill.App.3d 758, 126 Ill.Dec. 264, 531 N.E.2d 891 (App.Ct.1988). The Illinois Supreme Court refused to hear his case. People v. Miles, 125 Ill.2d 571, 130 Ill.Dec. 487, 537 N.E.2d 816 (1989). Miles petitioned for post-conviction relief, but was denied. Over seven years later, Isaac Miles sought a federal writ of…