United States Sixth Circuit

Grant of an application for a writ of habeas corpus based on the insufficiency of the evidence supporting his conviction for second-degree murder and felony firearm is affirmed where there was neither direct nor circumstantial evidence placing petitioner at the scene of the crime.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/06/2008
• Published 10/06/2008

Judges

• Before: MOORE and SUTTON, Circuit Judges;  ALDRICH, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Thomas C. Cameron, Office of the Michigan Attorney General, Lansing, Michigan, for Appellant.  Bradley R. Hall, Federal Defender Office, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Raina I. Korbakis, Office of the Michigan Attorney General, Lansing, Michigan, for Appellant.  Bradley R. Hall, Andrew N. Wise, Federal Defender Office, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellee.   Daniel Albert Newman, Kincheloe, Michigan, pro se.