Peterson v. Warren

OPINION

WHITE, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner-Appellant Mario Peterson appeals pro se the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Peterson was tried in a Michigan state court and convicted of second-degree murder under an aiding-and-abetting theory. The Michigan Court of Appeals affirmed his conviction and the Supreme Court of Michigan denied leave to appeal. The federal district court denied Peterson’s habeas petition, and a cer-tifícate of appealability was issued only as to Peterson’s claim that the admission of his non-testifying co-defendant’s statement…