Robinson v. MacLaren

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION DORIAN ROBINSON, Petitioner, Case No. 17-12612 Honorable Laurie J. Michelson v. DUNCAN MACLAREN, Respondent. OPINION AND ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS In the fall of 2009, two men set fire to a car; the fire spread to the houses on either side of the vehicle. The car belonged to the ex-girlfriend of Dorian Robinson’s brother. Robinson says that at the time of the arson, he was miles away, with the mother of his children and her friend. The authorities thought otherwise, and Robinson and his…