A man convicted of the 1986 kidnapping, rape and murder a 12 year-old boy in Warren is appealing the death penalty sentence for his crimes.

Danny Lee Hill, who has appealed his sentence 28 times before this latest attempt, is arguing he should not be on death row because he has an intellectual disability.

Hill was convicted of killing Raymond Fife, a 12-year-old boy scout in 1986. According to police, Fife was found naked in a wooded area severely beaten.

Authorities say his face appeared to be extremely burned and that his underwear were tied around his neck and appeared to have been lit on fire.  Fife died in the hospital two days later.

In the 37 years since he was given the death penalty, Hill has sought review in the U.S. Supreme Court three times, Hill's case has come before a panel of the U.S. Sixth Circuit four times and the en banc or full Sixth Circuit court has heard his case twice.

Earlier this year, a 11-3 vote of the full Sixth Circuit reversed Hill's bid to have his death sentence overturned based upon a "new claim" of an old argument regarding bite mark evidence.

The three judges will consider the arguments and will render a decision at a later date.

Hill is set to be executed in 2026.